loanword

noun

Definition of loanwordnext
as in neologism

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Recent Examples of loanword For instance, people, a French loanword, may be spelled peple, pepill, poeple, or poepul. — Big Think, 10 Apr. 2025 The newest dictionary additions include loanwords from Southeast Asia, South Africa and Ireland. — Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025 In fact, Mandarin itself used thousands of loanwords from Japanese and English when new disciplines such as sociology and natural science entered China’s curricula a mere century ago. — Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loanword
  1. neologism
  2. coinage
  3. colloquialism
  4. euphemism
  5. archaism
  6. term
  7. modernism
Noun
  • Ever since Elon Musk bought X, the platform’s production of novel slang, metonyms, catchphrases, and other neologisms has fallen precipitously.
    — Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Almost all philosophical ideas come nested in a complex backdrop of neologisms, foreign concepts, and alternative worldviews.
    — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of neologism
Noun
  • From the July/August 2014 issue: The power of two McCartney and John Lennon were mesmerized by these nonsensical yet lyrical coinages.
    — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
  • No need for foolishly wasting precious coinage on chicken scratching.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of coinage
Noun
  • This could involve helping systems learn colloquialisms and proper usages of terms.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
  • You would be forgiven for assuming this a playful colloquialism, perhaps revealing a tenderness to the hunt.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of colloquialism
Noun
  • That euphemism for prostitution represents a change in cultural standards, some would say the degradation of traditional ethics about women and men and social roles.
    — Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The phrase is typically a euphemism for leaving discreetly, often to use the restroom.
    — Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of euphemism
Noun
  • Narrator Mary Lewis, raised in Newfoundland herself, delivers the book in a manner that seems stilted at first but grows more appealing as Lewis moves further into the story, with its pleasing archaisms and evocation of balked communication.
    — Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2020
  • That phrase, which may strike some young American ears as an archaism if not an oxymoron, is worth unpacking, and Amis provides readers with a pocket account of the historical preconditions of his extravagant fame.
    — A.O. SCOTT, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018
Definition of archaism
Noun
  • Trump renegotiated the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico in his first term.
    — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Handling Exceptions & Unique Scenarios While AI excels at automating routine tasks, sales orders can involve highly specific contractual terms, customer preferences or unusual requests that may require human judgment.
    — Uli Erxleben, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of term
Noun
  • The abode brings together a few different design inspirations, from classic midcentury modernism to Japanese wabi-sabi philosophy.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2025
  • To Sickert that would have been an insult; his modernism was defined by slovenliness.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of modernism

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