language

[lang-gwij] / ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ /

NOUN

system of words for communication

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accent dialect expression jargon prose sound speech style terminology vocabulary voice word wording

STRONG

argot articulation brogue cant communication conversation diction dictionary discourse doublespeak gibberish idiom interchange lexicon palaver parlance patois phraseology signal slang talk tongue utterance verbalization vernacular vocalization

WEAK

lingua franca

Antonyms

STRONGEST

silence

STRONG

quiet standard

Example Sentences

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The language keeps the door open for the committee to hold or cut the interest rate when it meets on April 29.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here there was not even a common language and among exhausted, ill-fed people, quarrels erupted constantly.

From Literature

No, she did, she really did, groaning and grunting and rumbling—she had a whole language of her own!

From Literature

The World Service provides independent and impartial news to global audiences through its 42 language services.

From BBC

“It takes something horrific and translates it into a visual language associated with childhood and play.”

From The Wall Street Journal