colloquial

Meaning

Adj

1. (colloquial, comparative) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
2. (colloquial, comparative) Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.

Noun

A colloquial word or phrase, colloquialism.

Synonyms

conversational

informal

slangy

spoken

colloquially

nonstandard

ordinary

quotidian

vernacular

widower

casual

colloq.

common

demotic

hypocrite

natural

Translations

familier

coloquial

umgangssprachlich

familiar

parlé

colloquiale

καθομιλούμενος

col·loquial

coloquial

gemeenzaam

familiare

👪

idiomatisch

informeel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/

Etymology

1751, from earlier term colloquy (“a conversation”), from Latin colloquium (“conference, conversation”), from con- (“together”) + loquor (“to speak”), + -al.