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.

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

Example sentences from the Web for idiomatic

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
It is unfortunate that one so profound in Pophamistic lore should not express his ideas in clear and idiomatic English.
The Popham Colony|William Frederick Poole

His idiomatic lust for control is to be accepted as a root-fact of his peculiar type of being.
Blood and Iron|John Hubert Greusel
In ‘Henry V’ the dialogue in many scenes is carried on in French, which is grammatically accurate if not idiomatic.
A Life of William Shakespeare|Sidney Lee
Idiomatic; root unknown to me, but it means in this use, fall total, and without recovery.
On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2)|John Ruskin
This pretty dance, with its idiomatic English, which comes to us from the extreme South, is obviously not modern.
Games and Songs of American Children|Various