Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "vernacular" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

lingua franca

Coordinate Terms

; lingua franca link language minority language naive official language primitive vehicular language

Derived Terms

vernacular architecture vernacular dance vernacular dialect vernacular language vernacular name vernacular school vernacular variety vernacularism vernacularist

Context

architecture art roman catholicism

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

non-standard speech nonsystematic

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

neo-vernacular

Type Of (IsA)

non standard speech

Related Terms

argot colloquialism dialect everyday group indigenous jargon language literary liturgical mass national scientific speech unique

Similar Terms

informal

Synonym Network

cant common dialect folk vulgar

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.