📖 Definitions of "Solecism"
noun
- 1
An erroneous or improper usage.
- 2
(grammar) Error in the use of language.
- 3
A faux pas or breach of etiquette; a transgression against the norms of expected behavior.
🔄 Synonyms of "Solecism"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| slipnoun | (intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction. |
| faux pasnoun | An embarrassing or tactless blunder. |
| gaffenoun | A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette. |
| gaucherienoun | (uncountable) Lack of tact; tactlessness; awkwardness. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Solecism"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gaucherienoun | (uncountable) Lack of tact; tactlessness; awkwardness. |
| gaffenoun | A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette. |
| faux pasnoun | An embarrassing or tactless blunder. |
| slipnoun | An act or instance of slipping. |
| ignorantismnoun | The support or promotion of ignorance, or opposition to knowledge. |
| mislocutionnoun | incorrect locution |
| misusagenoun | Improper usage (especially of words). |
| incorrectionnoun | A lack of correction or discipline. |
| ungrammaticismnoun | An error of grammar. |
| miswordingnoun | An instance of incorrect wording. |
| barbarismnoun | A barbaric act. |
| vulgarismnoun | (grammar) A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar. |
| soraismusnoun | (rhetoric) The awkward or humorous use of different languages mixed together, often using a foreign term incorrectly or in an inappropriate situation. |
| misconjunctionnoun | A bad or wrong conjunction. |
| catachresisnoun | A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote. |
| malapropismnoun | (uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one. |
| ommissionnoun | Misspelling of omission. [(uncountable) The act of omitting.] |
| missayingnoun | A mistake in speech. |
| colloquysnoun | Misspelling of colloquies. |
| elisonnoun | A surname. |
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