English Explanatory Dictionary

solecism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An error or improper usage.
  2. An error in the use of language.
  3. A faux pas or breach of etiquette; a transgression against the norms of expected behavior.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɒlɪsɪzəm/ /ˈsɑləsɪzəm/ en-us-solecism.ogg /ˈsoʊlɪsɪzəm/ [ˈsoʊlɨsɪzəm] en-us-solecism2.ogg

Word forms

solecism solecisms solœcism soloecism

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French solecisme, soloëcisme (French solécisme) or its etymon Latin soloecismus, from Ancient Greek σολοικισμός (soloikismós), from σόλοικος (sóloikos, “speaking incorrectly”), from Σόλοι (Sóloi), an ancient Athenian colony in Cilicia whose inhabitants spoke a dialect regarded by Athenians as a corrupted and barbarous form of Attic Greek. Compare Atticism.

Synonyms

aberration bloomer blooper blunder boner boo-boo break clanger cock-up error fault faux pas floater flub fluff fuckup gaffe goof howler inaccuracy lapse lapsus mess-up misstep mistake oopsy screwup slip slip-up slipup stumble thinko wrength solecism erroneity

Related words

solecise solecist solecistic solecistical solecistically solecize
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