idiomatic
/ˌɪd.i.əˈmæt.ɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.46 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining or conforming to idiom, the natural mode of expression of a language.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an idiom.
adj
Relating to parts or pieces which are written both within the natural physical limitations of the instrument and human body and, less so or less often, the styles of playing used on specific instruments.
Example Sentences
- "The inclusion or omission of definite articles follows idiomatic norms in each language and depends on context and intent."
- "In English, the only idiomatic position for a pronoun as the object of a phrasal verb is before the particle, whereas a noun as object can fall either before or after the particle; thus only he picked them up but either he picked his tools up or he picked up his tools."
- "An idiomatic phrase that warns us against Pollyannaism is "don't count your chickens before they're hatched"."
- "A preprocessing (or text normalization) module is necessary as a front end, since TTS [text-to-speech] systems should in principle be able to read any text, including numbers, abbreviations, acronyms, and idiomatics in any format."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɪd.i.əˈmæt.ɪk/
- British English: /ˌɪd.iː.əˈmat.ɪk/
Inflected Forms
more idiomatic (comparative)
most idiomatic (superlative)
idiomatick (alternative)
idiomatics (plural)