12 Words That Describe Language 2j566t

WORDS THAT DESCRIBE LANGUAGE: The Fabulous Forty 1. abstruse: difficult to understand 2. artificial: a language invented for a specific purpose and based on a set of prescribed rules; not genuine or natural 3. bombastic: speech or writing marked by an extravagance or affectation of style that the content does not warrant; grandiloquent or pompous 4. colloquial: characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal 5. concrete: of or relating to an actual, specific thing or instance; particular 6. connotative: suggest or imply in addition to a literal meaning; words with suggested or associated meanings 7. cultured: educated, polished, and refined 8. detached: marked by an absence of emotional involvement, and an impersonal objectivity 9. diatribe: a bitter, abusive denunciation 10. eloquence: a form of persuasion involving word choices based on moving an audience 11. emotional: a strong feeling that arises subjectively rather than through conscious effort 12. esoteric: intended for or understood by only a particular group, restricted number of people 13. euphemistic: substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive 14. exact: strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality 15. figurative: based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical 16. grotesque: characterized by ludicrous or incongruous distortion as of appearance or manner 17. homespun: simple and homely; unpretentious 18. idiomatic: peculiar to or characteristic of a given language or a particular group of people 19. incongruous: lacking in harmony; incompatible and inconsistent 20. insipid: lacking flavor or zest; dull 21. jargon: a hybrid language or dialogue; a pidgin (nonsensical, incoherent, or meaningless language) 22. learned: demonstrating profound, often systematic knowledge; erudite 23. literal: conforming to the exact or primary meaning of a word or words; factual 24. moralistic: characterized by displaying the quality of being in accord with standards of right and good conduct 25. obscure: not readily noticed or seen; ambiguous or vague 26. pedantic: characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules 27. picturesque: strikingly expressive or vivid 28. plain: not elaborate or complicated; simple; unaffected and unpretentious 29. poetic: having a quality or style characteristic of poetry 30. precise: clearly expressed or delineated 31. pretentious: marked by an extravagant outward show; ostentatious 32. provincial: not fashionable or sophisticated; limited in perspective 33. schmaltzy: of or marked by excessive or maudlin sentimentality 34. scholarly: characteristic of knowledge resulting from study of research (in a particular field) 35. sensuous: appealing to a gratifying of the senses (aesthetics) 36. simple: not involved or complicated 37. slang: a kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech; made up typically of shortlived coinages and figures of speech that are used deliberately in place of standard for added raciness, humor, irreverence or other affect; (language peculiar to a group) 38. symbolic: expressed by the representations of something else by association, resemblance, or convention 39. trite: lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition; hackneyed 40. vulgar: deficient in taste, delicacy, or refinement; crudely indecent 12