DIALECT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DIALECT?

Need another word that means the same as “dialect”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “dialect” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Dialect” are: accent, idiom, local language, local tongue, local speech, local parlance, variety of language

Dialect as a Noun

Definitions of "Dialect" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dialect” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people.
• A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.
• A particular version of a programming language.

Synonyms of "Dialect" as a noun (7 Words)

accent	A special or particular emphasis. She never mastered the French accent.
idiom	A form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people. An imaginative orchestral idiom.
local language	Public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops.
local parlance	Public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops.
local speech	Public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops.
local tongue	Public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops.
variety of language	A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.

Usage Examples of "Dialect" as a noun

• The Lancashire dialect seemed like a foreign language.
• The immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English.
• It has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy.

Associations of "Dialect" (30 Words)

accent	Put stress on utter with an accent. A circumflex accent.
archaism	A thing that is very old or old-fashioned, especially an archaic word or style of language or art. Conscious archaisms inspired by French harpsichord music.
argot	A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves. Teenage argot.
buzzword	Stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition. The latest buzzword in international travel is ecotourism.
cant	Heel over. He had no time for the cant of the priests about sin.
colloquialism	The use of colloquialisms. Speech allows for colloquialism and slang.
derivation	Drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation. Music of primarily Turkish derivation.
dictionary	A book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage. The worm attempts to crack account passwords using a built in dictionary.
etymology	A history of a word. The etymology of the word devil.
euphemism	An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. The jargon has given us downsizing as a euphemism for cuts.
glossary	An alphabetical list of words relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect, with explanations; a brief dictionary. A glossary of Inuktitut words.
idiom	The dialect of a people or part of a country. He had a feeling for phrase and idiom.
innuendo	An indirect (and usually malicious) implication. She s always making sly innuendoes.
jargon	Special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand. Legal jargon.
language	Coarse or offensive language. He recorded the spoken language of the streets.
lexicon	A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them. The size of the English lexicon.
lingo	A foreign language or local dialect. They don t speak our lingo.
monosyllable	A word or utterance of one syllable. If she spoke at all it was in monosyllables.
neologism	A newly invented word or phrase.
neology	The holding of novel or rationalist views; = “neologism”.
nomenclature	The body or system of names used in a particular specialist field. The students found it hard to decipher the nomenclature of chemical compounds.
parlance	A particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest. Dated terms that were once in common parlance.
patois	The jargon or informal speech used by a particular social group. The raunchy patois of inner city kids.
pronunciation	The way in which a word is pronounced. Similar pronunciations are heard in Ulster.
slang	Use slang or vulgar language. Their speech was full of slang expressions.
term	Name formally or designate with a term. Loans on favourable terms.
terminology	A system of words used to name things in a particular discipline. The terminology of semiotics.
vernacular	Being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language. Gardening vernacular.
vocabulary	A listing of the words used in some enterprise. The Sanskrit vocabulary.
word	Put into words or an expression. We had a word or two about it.