Need another word that means the same as “bilingual”? Find 1 synonym and 30 related words for “bilingual” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Bilingual” are: bilingualist
Bilingual as a Noun
Definitions of "Bilingual" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bilingual” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A person who speaks two languages fluently.
- A person fluent in two languages.
Synonyms of "Bilingual" as a noun (1 Word)
| bilingualist | A person who speaks two languages fluently. |
Associations of "Bilingual" (30 Words)
| accomplished | Settled securely and unconditionally. His mission accomplished he took a vacation. |
| construe | Analyse the syntax of (a text, sentence, or word. His words could hardly be construed as an apology. |
| dictionary | A reference book on a particular subject, the items of which are typically arranged in alphabetical order. A dictionary of quotations. |
| english | Of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people. |
| fluency | The ability to express oneself easily and articulately. Fluency in Spanish is essential. |
| fluently | In a way that progresses smoothly. Smith batted fluently to hit 11 fours off 115 balls. |
| grammarian | A person who studies and writes about grammar. |
| interpret | Give an interpretation or rendition of. He would no longer interpret her silence as indifference. |
| interpreter | A program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time. She was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles. |
| interpretive | That provides interpretation. |
| language | Language communication by word of mouth. He recorded the spoken language of the streets. |
| lexicographer | A person who compiles dictionaries. |
| lexicon | The complete set of meaningful units in a language. A Greek Latin lexicon. |
| linguist | A person who studies linguistics. |
| linguistic | Relating to language or linguistics. A linguistic atlas. |
| literate | A literate person. Computer literate. |
| multilingual | Using or knowing more than one language. A multilingual nation. |
| paraphrase | Express the meaning of (something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity. Scattered here and there in the text are frank paraphrases of lines from Virgil Cicero and Quintilian. |
| philologist | A humanist specializing in classical scholarship. |
| polyglot | (of a book) having the text translated into several languages. New Orleans has always been a polyglot city. |
| proficient | A person who is proficient. She felt reasonably proficient in Italian. |
| sentence | Pronounce a sentence on somebody in a court of law. Her husband is serving a three year sentence for fraud. |
| spoken | Speaking in a specified way. A spoken message. |
| spokesperson | A spokesman or spokeswoman (used as a neutral alternative. A spokesperson for the Scottish Office. |
| translate | Convert (a sequence of nucleotides in messenger RNA) to an amino acid sequence in a protein or polypeptide during synthesis. The growth in income translates into greater purchasing power. |
| translation | The process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm. A Spanish translation of Calvin s great work. |
| translator | A person who translates written messages from one language to another. The translator of Hardy s poems into Icelandic. |
| vocabulary | A language user’s knowledge of words. The Sanskrit vocabulary. |
| vowel | A letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel. |
| word | Put into words or an expression. Her father would have had words with her about that. |
