Meanings
adjectiveunidiomatic (comparative more unidiomatic, superlative most unidiomatic)
comparative more unidiomatic · superlative most unidiomatic
- Not idiomatic; not conforming to an idiom.
It is not difficult to collect examples of unidiomatic English used by foreigners.
1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 169Synonyms: nonidiomatic · Antonyms: idiomatic
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishidiomatic
- Englishunidiomatic
Translations
Danish uidiomatisk
- uidiomatisknot idiomatic
Finnish ei idiomaattinen
- ei idiomaattinennot idiomatic
Greek αδόκιμος
- αδόκιμος (adókimos)not idiomatic
Polish nieidiomatyczny
- nieidiomatycznynot idiomatic
Cite this entry
APA
unidiomatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unidiomatic
MLA
“unidiomatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unidiomatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unidiomatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unidiomatic.
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