idiomaticity

Meanings

Plural: idiomaticities

Noun

• The quality of being idiomatic.
• An instance or category of instances of that quality.
• 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).

Synonyms

idiomacy, idiomaticness

Antonyms

unidiomaticity, unidiomaticness

Related Words

idiomatic, idiomatical, idiomatically