Definition of COLLOQUIAL

colloquial

Plural: colloquials

Adjective Satellite

  • characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
    • "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"

Adj

  • Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
  • Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.

Noun

  • A colloquial word or phrase, colloquialism.

Examples

  • The colloquial, and at times sarcastic, tone of her books makes her popular with teenagers.
  • You're using too many colloquial words in this cover letter: I suggest changing "I picked up loads of cool skills" to "I acquired many positive abilities"

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

conversational, casual, coll., colloq.

Scrabble Score: 21

colloquial: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
colloquial: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
colloquial: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

colloquial: valid Words With Friends Word