idiomatic

[ id-ee-uh-mat-ik ]

/ ˌɪd i əˈmæt ɪk /

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adjective

peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French.

containing or using many idioms.

having a distinct style or character, especially in the arts: idiomatic writing; an idiomatic composer.

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Also id·i·o·mat·i·cal .

Origin of idiomatic

1705–15; <Late Greek idiōmatikós, equivalent to idiōmat- (stem of idíōma) idiom + -ikos-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM idiomatic

id·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbid·i·o·mat·i·cal·ness, id·i·o·ma·tic·i·ty

[id-ee-oh-muh-tis-i-tee], /ˌɪd i oʊ məˈtɪs ɪ ti/, nounnon·id·i·o·mat·ic, adjectivenon·id·i·o·mat·i·cal, adjective

non·id·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·id·i·o·mat·i·cal·ness, nounun·id·i·o·mat·ic, adjectiveun·id·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby idiomatic

idioisoagglutinin, idioisolysin, idiolect, idiolysin, idiom, idiomatic, idiomorphic, idiomuscular contraction, -idion, idiopathic, idiopathic aldosteronism

How to use idiomatic in a sentence

Full-time residents, who call themselves Yoopers, use the same name to refer to their idiomatic English.
Welcome to Yooperland, A Little Slice of Finland in Michigan|Jane & Michael Stern|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the meantime, she continues to speak with idiomatic brusqueness.
Mamata Banerjee, India's Political Superwoman|Shoma Chaudhury|May 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“There was no absolute word in the Russian idiomatic language,” he said.
Nikita Khrushchev, Talk Show Guest|Stephen Battaglio|November 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Moreover, by the time he reaches college it is too late to teach him even common, idiomatic expressiveness.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton

All the truly idiomatic and national phrases are kept, and all others successively picked out and thrown away.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII|John Lord
Numberless compound idiomatic phrases have also been given a place, in each case under the head of the significant word.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Thats idiomatic French, and means a good deal that you dont understand; I always use it to gals, especially when theyre pretty.
Three in Norway|James Arthur Lees
It was filled with jokes, beneath which were German notes explaining any difficult or idiomatic words and phrases.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt

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