colloquial

Meanings

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

casual, coll., colloq., conversational

Antonyms

bookish, formal, literary, professional

Scrabble Score: 21

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

Words With Friends Score: 26

colloquial is a valid Words With Friends word