vernacular

vernacular

adjective

Definition of VERNACULAR

used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing <writes essays in a very easy-to-read, vernacular style>

Synonyms conversational, informal, nonformal, nonliterary, unbookish, unliterary, vernacular, vulgar

Related Words dialectal, dialectical (also dialectic), nonstandard, regional; incorrect, nongrammatical, substandard, uneducated, ungrammatical, unlearned; slang, slangy

Near Antonyms standard, undialectical; correct, educated, genteel, grammatical, proper

Antonyms bookish, formal, learned, literary