What is another word for solecism?
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What is a solecism?
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Pronunciation:
[ sˈə͡ʊlsɪzəm], [ sˈəʊlsɪzəm], [ s_ˈəʊ_l_s_ɪ_z_ə_m]
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Similar words for solecism:
- anachronism (noun)
- bad form (noun)
- bad grammar (noun)
- barbarism (noun)
- blunder (noun)
- error (noun)
- fallacy (noun)
- fault (noun)
- faux pas (noun)
- frailty (noun)
- gaffe (noun)
- guilt (noun)
- impropriety (noun)
- impudency (noun)
- inaccuracy (noun)
- inappropriateness (noun)
- indelicacy (noun)
- mistake (noun)
- misuse (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- slip of the tongue (noun)
- unbecomingness (noun)
- unfitness (noun)
- unseemliness (noun)
- unsuitability (noun)
- unsuitableness (noun)
- vulgarism (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- malapropism
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Solecism:
n.
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- flaw,
- vulgarism,
- corruption,
- mix up,
- misapprehension,
- oversight,
- style.
- chronological errors,
- post-date,
- metachronisms,
- mis placements,
- mis-placements,
- post dates,
- post date,
- mis-date,
- mis-dates,
- mis placement,
- misdates,
- mis dates,
- mis-placement,
- post-dates,
- mis date.
- in elegances,
- in felicity,
- in felicities,
- in-felicity,
- in elegance,
- in-elegance,
- bad-form,
- in-elegances,
- in-felicities.
- localisms,
- in humanities,
- primitive cultures,
- in humanity,
- catachresises,
- un civilizednesses,
- provincialisms,
- mis-usage,
- vernacularities,
- uncivilizednesses,
- un-civilizednesses,
- in-humanity,
- in-humanities,
- mis usage,
- un civilizedness,
- un-civilizedness,
- mis usages,
- mis-usages.
- in validity,
- pre conceptions,
- inexactnesses,
- pre-conceptions,
- pre-conception,
- in-consistency,
- misconstruals,
- in exactnesses,
- in-exactness,
- in-exactnesses,
- deceptivenesses,
- mis-interpretation,
- pre conception,
- in consistencies,
- in-validity,
- quibblings,
- in validities,
- in consistency,
- mis-interpretations,
- in exactness,
- mis interpretation,
- faultinesses,
- in-validities,
- non sequiturs,
- mis interpretations,
- in-consistencies.
- answerabilities,
- mis-conduct,
- loss innocence,
- mis conducts,
- mis-conducts,
- mis demeanors,
- mis-demeanors,
- mis-demeanor,
- mis demeanor,
- evil doings,
- mis conduct.
- gaucherie,
- mess-up,
- foulup,
- gaucheries,
- faux pas,
- mess-ups,
- social blunder,
- blunder in etiquette,
- colossal blunder.
- criminality,
- sinfulness,
- criminalities,
- self-reproach,
- Malefaction,
- blameworthiness,
- malefactions,
- self-condemnation.
- improperness,
- indecorum,
- unsuitability,
- incorrectness,
- unfitness,
- immodesty,
- immodesties,
- inappropriateness.
- dis-courtesy,
- dis respect,
- dis-courtesies,
- dis-respect,
- in civilities,
- in-civility,
- dis-respects,
- dis courtesy,
- in-civilities,
- pre sumptuousnesses,
- over confidences,
- over confidence,
- pre-sumptuousnesses,
- in civility,
- pre-sumptuousness,
- over-confidences,
- dis respects,
- dis courtesies,
- pre sumptuousness.
- in-accuracies,
- un faithfulnesses,
- in accuracies,
- un-faithfulnesses,
- un reliability,
- unreliabilities,
- un reliabilities,
- un-reliability,
- un faithfulness,
- in-accuracy,
- un-reliabilities,
- in accuracy,
- un-faithfulness.
- mis applications,
- mis statement,
- mis takes,
- mis prints,
- mis-print,
- mis-takes,
- under estimations,
- mis-take,
- mis-application,
- mis-statements,
- in-advertence,
- false moves,
- overestimations,
- mis application,
- over-estimations,
- in advertence,
- mis-applications,
- under-estimation,
- mis-prints,
- over-estimation,
- in advertences,
- over estimation,
- under estimation,
- mis print,
- under-estimations,
- over estimations,
- mis statements,
- in-advertences,
- mis take.
- fault,
- spoonerism,
- howler,
- booboos,
- unbecomingness,
- blooper,
- vernacularisms,
- misconstrual,
- faultiness,
- indelicacy,
- corrigendum,
- underestimation,
- barbarism,
- fallacy,
- vernacularity,
- misuse,
- misprints,
- misdate,
- daintiness,
- botch,
- invalidity,
- malapropisms,
- blunder,
- non sequitur,
- spuriousness,
- goof,
- bad form,
- overestimation,
- delinquency,
- corrigenda,
- typos,
- provincialism,
- dumb thing to do,
- howlers,
- error,
- misprint,
- Impudency,
- flub,
- elusion,
- slip of tongue,
- lapsus linguae,
- unreliability,
- failings,
- boo-boos,
- muff,
- speciousness,
- anachronism,
- chronological error,
- inaccuracy,
- infelicity,
- slip up,
- boo-boo,
- imprecisions,
- Metachronism,
- frailty,
- evil doing,
- spoonerisms,
- slip-up,
- Infelicities,
- catachresis,
- pratfall,
- dumb move,
- guilt,
- boner,
- inhumanity,
- flub-up,
- postdate,
- false move,
- postdates,
- localism,
- slip of the pen,
- answerability,
- foul-up,
- sus linguae,
- primitive culture,
- deceptiveness,
- prolepsis,
- putting foot in mouth,
- elusions,
- unseemliness,
- typo,
- imprecision,
- bungle,
- slip-ups,
- loss of innocence,
- impropriety,
- underestimations,
- suscept,
- prolepses,
- booboo,
- malapropism,
- gaffe,
- bloomer,
- slip of the tongue,
- mistake,
- misstatement,
- Peccability,
- uncivilizedness,
- invalidities,
- inelegance,
- mis-statement,
- Inelegances,
- inexactness,
- over-confidence,
- Vernacularism.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)- deed.
Other synonyms:
• malapropism • Other relevant words (noun):- culpability,
- circular argument,
- mooring,
- gaff,
- mannerism,
- mere words,
- absurdity,
- formal fallacy,
- teddy,
- argumentum ad captandum,
- bull,
- deviation,
- stupidity,
- Antilogy,
- moorage,
- change,
- sophistry,
- slick,
- Familiarity,
- indiscretion,
- botch up,
- falsely,
- rudely,
- argumentum ad baculum,
- Mistakable,
- illusive,
- literal,
- unmannered,
- slang,
- malaprop,
- curt,
- miscue,
- slide,
- Elenchus,
- impertinent,
- quirk,
- trip,
- pillowcase,
- erroneous,
- erroneousness,
- erratum,
- Slipslop,
- casing,
- affectation,
- begging the question,
- parapraxis,
- inaccurate,
- fluff,
- discourteous,
- break,
- cutting,
- sideslip,
- inconsistency,
- illusory,
- case,
- Hysteron Proteron,
- moonshine,
- equivocal,
- berth,
- offensive,
- incorrectly,
- weak point,
- shift,
- journey,
- fallacious,
- empty words,
- discourteously,
- bad case,
- argumentum ad hominem,
- sophism,
- boob,
- mockery,
- subterfuge,
- paralogism,
- logical fallacy,
- cant,
- insolently,
- eluding,
- slickness,
- Quillet,
- disrespectfully,
- Marinism,
- typographical error,
- antiphrasis,
- balk,
- breach,
- mistaken,
- quodlibet,
- rusticity,
- Elench,
- brusque,
- slip of paper,
- argument by analogy,
- subtlety,
- claptrap,
- fuckup,
- ungrammaticality,
- confusing,
- erroneously,
- miscalculation,
- disrespectful,
- anacoluthon,
- violation,
- Petitio Principii,
- impolitely,
- misleading,
- mistakenly,
- stiffness,
- lapse,
- improper,
- cacophony,
- abrupt,
- false,
- fumble,
- euphuism,
- pillow slip,
- dereliction,
- hypercorrection,
- delusion,
- misjudgement,
- impertinently,
- fustian,
- chemise,
- insolent,
- Philosophism,
- shimmy,
- teddies,
- slipperiness,
- strip,
- incorrect,
- impolite,
- quibble,
- wrongness,
- mix-up,
- wrongly,
- skid,
- misdeed,
- folk etymology,
- argument,
- gruff,
- ambiguous,
- clanger,
- avoidance,
- wrongdoing.
How to use "Solecism" in context?
Solecism is a word meaning an incorrect use of a word or phrase. It can be defined as a misuse of a word or phrase. Solecism can be found in speech, writing, and dialectal speech. Solecisms can be loosely classified by the type of word or phrase that is misused. Verbs are the most common type of word to be solecized. There are three types of solecisms with verbs: gerunds, infinitives, and participles. Gerunds are verbs that are used as nouns, such as spending time cooking.
Homophones for Solecism:
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SCRIPS
- Synonyms:
- Securities, scrapes, haversacks, knapsacks, scabbards, pokes, banknotes.
