idiomaticity

 [id-ee-uh-mat-ik]  

id·i·o·mat·ic

   [id-ee-uh-mat-ik]
adjective
1.
peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French.
2.
containing or using many idioms.
3.
having a distinct style or character, especially in the arts: idiomatic writing; an idiomatic composer.
Also, id·i·o·mat·i·cal.

Origin:
1705–15; < Late Greek idiōmatikós, equivalent to idiōmat- (stem of idíōma) idiom + -ikos -ic

Related forms
id·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
id·i·o·mat·i·cal·ness, id·i·o·ma·tic·i·ty  [id-ee-oh-muh-tis-i-tee] , noun
non·id·i·o·mat·ic, adjective
non·id·i·o·mat·i·cal, adjective
non·id·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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non·id·i·o·mat·i·cal·ness, noun
un·id·i·o·mat·ic, adjective
un·id·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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