idiomatical

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪdiəˈmætɪkəl/ UK /ˌɪdɪəˈmætɪkəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
conforming to the natural idiom of a language; idiomatic

The translation read awkwardly, lacking any idiomatical phrasing.

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Synonyms

1 adj · conforming to the natural... idiomatic vernacular colloquial natural

Opposites

unidiomaticstilted awkward

Word family

Derived forms idiomatically

Related forms idiom idiomatic

Etymology

From idiomatic + -al, from Late Latin idiomaticus, from Ancient Greek idioma ('peculiarity, idiom'), from idios ('one's own, peculiar').

idioma Ancient Greek idios Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# idiomatical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪdiəˈmætɪkəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪdɪəˈmætɪkəl/

## Meanings
1. conforming to the natural idiom of a language; idiomatic

## Examples
- The translation read awkwardly, lacking any idiomatical phrasing.

## Synonyms
- idiomatic
- vernacular
- colloquial
- natural

## Antonyms
- unidiomatic
- stilted
- awkward

## Derived Forms
- idiomatically

## Related Forms
- idiom
- idiomatic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: idioma
- Root: idios

## Etymology
From idiomatic + -al, from Late Latin idiomaticus, from Ancient Greek idioma ('peculiarity, idiom'), from idios ('one's own, peculiar').

## AI Etymology
Idiomatical comes from idiomatic + -al, from Late Latin idiomaticus, from Ancient Greek idioma ('peculiarity, idiom'), from idios ('one's own, peculiar'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek idioma and Ancient Greek idios. As an adjective, idiomatical means conforming to the natural idiom of a language; idiomatic. The same family is visible in derived forms such as idiomatically and related forms such as idiom and idiomatic. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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