idiom

Other forms of idiom

plural

idioms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about idiom

What does idiom mean?

idiom means "a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in idiom?

idiom has 3 syllables: id-i-om. The stress falls on "id". In IPA it is /ˈɪdiəm/.

What is another word for idiom?

Close synonyms include parlance, dialect, accent, artistic style, idiomatic expression. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is idiom a common word?

idiom is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.