Synonyms of languages

languages

noun

plural of language

1

as in tongues

the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication

Great Britain, the United States, Australia, and other countries where English is the dominant language

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tongues
• vocabularies
• dialects
• idioms
• terminologies
• speeches
• mother tongues
• vernaculars
• lingos
• slangs
• idiolects
• pidgins
• colloquialisms
• localisms
• argots
• jargons
• patois
• vernacularisms
• regionalisms
• cants
• provincialisms
• neologisms
• colloquials
• coinages
• modernisms
• acrolects
• slanguages
• parlances
• patter
• shibboleths

2

as in dialects

the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field

"love" means "nothing" in the language of tennis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dialects
• terminologies
• vocabularies
• slangs
• idioms
• argots
• jargons
• patois
• lingos
• cants
• vernaculars
• shops
• shoptalk
• patter
• jives
• localisms
• regionalisms
• vernacularisms
• colloquialisms
• pidgins
• speeches
• provincialisms
• colloquials
• parlances
• slanguages
• educationeses
• bureaucrateses
• computereses
• technobabbles
• journaleses
• governmenteses
• cyberspeaks

3

as in dictions

the way in which something is put into words

we're finding the language of the legal documents to be tough going

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dictions
• formulations
• wordings
• phrasings
• expressions
• voices
• phraseologies
• phrases
• verbiages
• styles
• speeches
• locutions
• enunciations
• utterances

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of languages

Minionese blends fragments of half a dozen languages, English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and others, so the dialogue would feel familiar to audiences everywhere rather than tied to any one country. — David Deal, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

They can also be used for de-aging characters, creating performances in different languages, or preserving the voice or likeness of an actor whose health is deteriorating, as was the case with CAA client Eric Dane. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

Visitors can speak with Hamilton, who was the nation's first Treasury Secretary, in more than 50 languages. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 July 2026

And dozens of tutoring sites enlist freelancers to offer tutoring in everything from math and science to English, foreign languages, dance, music — almost anything. — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026

Many have worked and trained alongside each other for years, forming bonds that transcend cultures and languages. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Tamil is one of the world’s few classical languages still in daily use. — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026

The holograms are programmed to speak 40 languages and respond through text on the screen to over 100, according to MIA. — Alexandra Phelps july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

In recent years China’s Communist Party has ramped up oversight of religious institutions, rolled back the use of ethnic minority languages in primary, secondary schools and kindergartens. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 1 July 2026