Colloquial vs Jargon - What's the difference?
colloquial | jargon |
(linguistics) Denoting a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation; informal.
Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.
(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
(countable) Language characteristic of a particular group.
* 2014 , Ian Hodder, Archaeological Theory Today
(uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
* Macaulay
To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.
* Longfellow
As an adjective colloquial
is denoting a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation; informal.As a noun jargon is
a technical terminology unique to a particular subject.As a verb jargon is
to utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.colloquial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
Note that while colloquy and colloquium refer to formal'' conversation, colloquial refers instead specifically to ''informal conversation.Synonyms
*Derived terms
* colloquialism * colloquially * colloquialness * colloquialityjargon
English
Etymology 1
(etyl)Noun
- In fact all the competing theories have developed their own specialized jargons and have a tendency to be difficult to penetrate.
- A barbarous jargon .
Synonyms
* (language characteristic of a group) argot, cant, intalk * vernacularDerived terms
* jargonaut * jargoneer * jargonist * jargonistic * jargonization * jargonizeVerb
(en verb)- The noisy jay, / Jargoning like a foreigner at his food.
