vernacularism

[ver-nak-yuh-luh-riz-uhm, vuh-nak-] / vərˈnæk yə ləˌrɪz əm, vəˈnæk- /

NOUN

barbarism

Synonyms

STRONGEST

atrocity barbarity brutality cruelty inhumanity

STRONG

catachresis coarseness corruption impropriety localism malapropism misuse provincialism solecism vulgarism

WEAK

misusage primitive culture uncivilizedness vernacularity

Antonyms

STRONGEST

kindness niceness

WEAK

praise

NOUN

idiom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dialect jargon locution parlance patois phrase vernacular

STRONG

argot colloquialism expression idiosyncrasy language lingo localism provincialism style talk tongue usage word

WEAK

set phrase street talk

Antonyms

STRONG

silence

WEAK

standard

Example Sentences

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I thought that rather a vernacularism, if there is such a word, as soon as I had said it; but I didn't stop to apologize.

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