COLLOQUIAL


Meaning of COLLOQUIAL in English

I. kəˈlōkwēəl adjective

Etymology: colloquy + -al

1. : of or relating to conversation : expressed in conversation : conversational

2. : used in or characteristic of conversation, especially familiar and informal conversation

colloquial English

a letter written in colloquial style

the great majority [of the common words of English are] at once literary and colloquial — Oxford English Dict.

: using or characterized by conversational style

a colloquial poet

II. noun

( -s )

: colloquial style or diction : a colloquial language or dialect

literary Chinese and the various colloquials

III. adjective

: unacceptably informal

considered his writing careless and colloquial

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.