colloquialness

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noun

The state or quality of being colloquial.

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colloquiality
OriginEnglish colloquial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English colloquies →
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Meanings

nouncolloquialness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being colloquial.

    Synonyms: colloquiality

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being colloquial.

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colloquiality

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*telkʷ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tlokʷetor
  8. Proto-Italic*tlokʷōr
  9. Latinloquor
  10. Latincolloquor
  11. Latincolloquium
  12. Middle Englishcolloquies
  13. Englishcolloquy
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishcolloquial
  17. Englishcolloquialness

From colloquial + -ness.

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APA

colloquialness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colloquialness

MLA

“colloquialness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colloquialness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colloquialness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colloquialness.

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