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Colloquial vs Homespun - What's the difference?

colloquial | homespun | Synonyms |

Colloquial is a synonym of homespun.


As adjectives the difference between colloquial and homespun

is that colloquial is (linguistics) denoting a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation; informal while homespun is (of yarn) spun in the home.

As a noun homespun is

fabric made from homespun yarn.

colloquial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (linguistics) Denoting a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation; informal.
  • Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.

    • Usage notes

    Note that while colloquy and colloquium refer to formal'' conversation, colloquial refers instead specifically to ''informal conversation.

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * colloquialism * colloquially * colloquialness * colloquiality

    Related terms

    * colloquium * colloquy * slang

    homespun

    English

    Adjective

  • (of yarn) Spun in the home.
  • (of fabric) Woven in the home.
  • (of clothing etc) Made from homespun fabric.
  • * Washington Irving
    • homespun country garbs
  • (by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
  • * Dryden
    • our homespun English proverb
  • * Addison
    • our homespun authors
  • * (seeCites)

    • Noun

  • Fabric made from homespun yarn.
  • * (seeCites)
  • (obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person. Example: "What hempen homespuns have we swaggering here?" - Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream Act III Scene I
  • * (seeCites)

    • See also

    * homegrown * roughspun