Informal diction is always full of mystery and surrealism.
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Diction
/ˈdɪk.ʃən/
Synonyms for "diction" (79 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (16)
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
artistic style
Verb(1 words)
express ideas
Strong matches (24)
Noun(8 words)
expressiongerman artikulierenitalian linguaggiolanguage usagelexiconliterary dictionphrase choicephrase selection
Adjective(2 words)
linguistic registerlinguistic style
Determiner(1 words)
most english phrasing
Related words (39)
Noun(20 words)
phraseologyphrasingspronunciationregisterspeech related traitstylestyle of languageterminologyuse of wordsutteranceverbal expressionverbiageverbiagesvocabularyvocabulary skillvocabulary usageword choicewording choiceswordingswords
Adjective(4 words)
proper elocutionspecific wordingtextual qualityverbal skill
Related word relations
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More general
10 entriesMore specific
8 entriesclear enunciationcolloquial dictiondistinct articulationformal dictionjargonpoetic dictiontechnical dictiontechnical terminology
Collocations
6 entriesclear dictioncolloquial dictionformal dictiongood dictionpoetic dictiontechnical diction
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
38 translations across 27 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- λέξις noun (clarity of word choice)
Bulgarian
1 entries- ди́кция noun (clarity of word choice)
Catalan
1 entries- dicció noun (clarity of word choice)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 吐字 noun (clarity of word choice)
Czech
2 entries- dikce noun (clarity of word choice)
- způsob vyjadřování noun (clarity of word choice)
Danish
1 entries- diktion noun (clarity of word choice)
Dutch
1 entries- dictie noun (clarity of word choice)
Estonian
2 entries- sõnastus noun (clarity of word choice)
- väljendusviis noun (clarity of word choice)
Finnish
4 entries- diktio noun (clarity of word choice)
- kirjoitustapa noun (clarity of word choice)
- lausuntatapa noun (clarity of word choice)
- sananvalinta noun (clarity of word choice)
French
1 entries- diction noun (clarity of word choice)
German
2 entries- Ausdrucksweise noun (clarity of word choice)
- Diktion noun (clarity of word choice)
Hebrew
1 entries- דִּיקְצִיָּה noun (clarity of word choice)
Hungarian
1 entries- előadásmód noun (clarity of word choice)
Ido
1 entries- diciono noun (clarity of word choice)
Indonesian
1 entries- diksi noun (clarity of word choice)
Irish
1 entries- briathraíocht noun (clarity of word choice)
Italian
1 entries- dizione noun (clarity of word choice)
Japanese
2 entries- ディクション noun (clarity of word choice)
- 言い回し noun (clarity of word choice)
Latin
2 entries- dictio noun (clarity of word choice)
- eloquium noun (clarity of word choice)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- derbirîn noun (clarity of word choice)
- gotin noun (clarity of word choice)
Persian
2 entries- بیان noun (clarity of word choice)
- گویه noun (clarity of word choice)
Polish
1 entries- dykcja noun (clarity of word choice)
Portuguese
1 entries- dicção noun (clarity of word choice)
Russian
1 entries- ди́кция noun (clarity of word choice)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- dìkcija noun (clarity of word choice)
- дѝкција noun (clarity of word choice)
Spanish
1 entries- dicción noun (clarity of word choice)
Turkish
1 entries- söyleyim noun (clarity of word choice)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
You need to improve your diction. You really are very hard to understand.
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The philosopher is known for his gnomic diction.
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The philosopher is known for her gnomic diction.
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