Definition for Vernacular:

• ( Of language, idiom, word) of one\'s native country, native, indigenous, not of foreign origin or of learned formation; ( of disease) = ENDEMIC; ( n.) the language or dialect of the country, as Latin gave place to the v. Hence vernacularism( 4), vernacularity, vernacularization, nn., vernacularize( 3) v. t., vernacularly adv. [ Latin]

Synonyms for Vernacular:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • common,
  • vernacular.
  •colloquial (adjective)
  • demotic,
  • informal,
  • conversational,
  • everyday,
  • jive,
  • casual.
  •dialectal (adjective)
  • more dialectical,
  • most dialectical.
  •regional (adjective)
  • dialectal.
  •small-town (adjective)
  • narrow minded,
  • smalltown.
  •vulgar (adjective)
  • run of the mill,
  • dime dozen,
  • un refined,
  • un-refined,
  • garden variety.

• n.

  •
  • interlanguage,
  • basilect,
  • heritage language,
  • creole,
  • first language,
  • home language,
  • diglossia,
  • acrolect,
  • interlingual.
  •
  • words.
  •coinage (noun)
  • coinage.
  •dialect (noun)
  • provincialisms,
  • regionalisms,
  • localisms.
  •household word (noun)
  • household-word,
  • homespuns,
  • by words,
  • common speeches,
  • plain englishes,
  • by word.
  •idiom (noun)
  • set phrases,
  • street talks.
  •slang (noun)
  • informal speeches,
  • slanguage street talks.
  •speech (noun)
  • native tongue,
  • speakings,
  • oral communication,
  • vocal expression.
  •verbalization (noun)
  • verbalization.
  •vulgarity (noun)
  • colloquialism,
  • brutishness,
  • roughness,
  • broadness,
  • repulsiveness,
  • tastelessness,
  • Rawness,
  • Earthiness,
  • commonness,
  • gaudiness,
  • sleaze,
  • clumsiness,
  • saltiness,
  • animality,
  • profanity,
  • vulgarity,
  • lowness,
  • barbarism,
  • tactlessness,
  • brazenness,
  • rankness,
  • outlandishness,
  • rudeness,
  • boorishness,
  • shamelessness,
  • ignominy,
  • indelicacy,
  • grossness,
  • offensiveness,
  • baseness,
  • coarseness,
  • gracelessness,
  • inelegance,
  • crudeness,
  • garishness,
  • depravity,
  • tawdriness,
  • crassness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • langue.
  •
  • terminology.
  •
  • vocabulary.

Paraphrases for Vernacular:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    local.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    lingo.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    native, indigenous.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    jargon, language.

Antonyms for Vernacular:

• adj.

  • native, colloquial
    different, extraordinary, refined, uncommon, abnormal.
  • Other antonyms:
    proper, literary, grammatical, bookish, learned, genteel, correct, educated.

• n.

  • native language
    standard, quiet, silence.

Vernacular Sentence Examples:

• He knew that our friend was - in the vernacular - throwing a chest.

• On March 2 appears a translation from a vernacular paper, the " Shuntien Shih - Pao": At a recent meeting of Allied Ministers in the French Legation, it was decided that if China does not declare her intention to join the Allied nations within the next few days, the Allied nations should give advice to China to that effect.

Hyponym for Vernacular:

• n.

  • communication
    non-standard speech.