idiomaticity

English

Etymology

From idiomatic +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɪd.i.əʊ.məˈtɪ.si.ti/

Noun

idiomaticity (countable and uncountable, plural idiomaticities)

1. (uncountable) The quality of being idiomatic.

   Synonyms: idiomaticness, (rare) idiomacy

   Antonyms: unidiomaticity, unidiomaticness

2. (countable, rare) An instance or category of instances of that quality.
3. (linguistics, countable, rare) The state of a linguistic expression which exists when the expression exhibits semantic-pragmatic divergence, when the semantic value of the expression differs from its pragmatic value; that is to say, idiomaticity exists when the inherent meaning of the words expressed does not match the meaning of the expression as understood by the users: the sayer(s) and hearer(s).

Related terms

• idiomatic
• idiomatical
• idiomatically

Translations

the quality of being idiomatic

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• Finnish: idiomaattisuus (fi)
• French: idiomaticité (fr) f
• German: Idi­o­ma­ti­zi­tät f
• Irish: nádúrthacht f, rithim nádúrtha f
• Romanian: idiomaticitate f
• Slovak: idiomatickosť
• Spanish: idiomaticidad f
• Swedish: idiomacitet c