Definitions for solecism
ˈsɒl əˌsɪz əm, ˈsoʊ lə-sole·cism

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherienoun

   a socially awkward or tactless act

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. solecismnoun

   Erroneous or improper usage; absurdity.

2. solecismnoun

   Error in the use of language.

3. solecismnoun

   In written language, the intentional use of misspelling and/or incorrect grammar to effect the vernacular of a particular dialect.

4. solecismnoun

   A faux pas or breach of etiquette; a transgression against the norms of expected behavior.

5. Etymology: From the σολοικισμός, from σόλοικος, from Σόλοι, an ancient Athenian colony in Cilicia whose inhabitants spoke a dialect that Athenians regarded as a corrupted and barbarous form of Attic Greek.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Solecismnoun

   Unfitness of one word to another; impropriety in language. A barbarism may be in one word, a solecism must be of more.

   Etymology: σολοιϰισμὸς.

   There is scarce a solecism in writing which the best author is not guilty of, if we be at liberty to read him in the words of some manuscript. Addison.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Solecism

   A solecism is a phrase that transgresses the rules of grammar. The term is often used in the context of linguistic prescription; it also occurs descriptively in the context of a lack of idiomaticness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Solecismnoun

   an impropriety or incongruity of language in the combination of words or parts of a sentence; esp., deviation from the idiom of a language or from the rules of syntax

2. Solecismnoun

   any inconsistency, unfitness, absurdity, or impropriety, as in deeds or manners

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Solecism

   In traditional grammar, a solecism is a phrase which trespasses grammatical boundaries. The word was originally used by the Greeks for what they perceived as mistakes in their language. Ancient Athenians considered the dialect of the inhabitants of their colony Soli in Cilicia to be a corrupted form of their own pure Attic dialect, full of "solecisms". Here are some examples of usages often regarded as solecisms in standard English: ⁕"This is just between you and I" for "This is just between you and me" ⁕"He ain't going nowhere" for "He isn't [or "he's not"] going anywhere" or "he is going nowhere" ⁕"Whom shall I say is calling?" for "Who shall I say is calling?"

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Solecism

   sol′ē-sizm, n. a breach of syntax: any absurdity or impropriety: any incongruity, prodigy.—v.i. Sol′ēcise, to commit solecisms.—n. Sol′ēcist, one who commits solecisms.—adjs. Solēcist′ic, -al, pertaining to, or involving, a solecism: incorrect: incongruous.—adv. Solēcist′ically. [Fr. solécisme—L. solœcismus—Gr. soloikismos—soloikos, speaking incorrectly, awkward; dubiously said to come from the corruption of the Attic dialect among the Athenian colonists of Soloi in Cilicia.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Solecism

   the name given to a violation of the syntax or idiom of a language, as well as to an incarnate absurdity of any kind, whether in mind or morals.

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1. • Blunder

How to pronounce solecism?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say solecism in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of solecism in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of solecism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=solecism
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Solecism
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=solecism
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solecism
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solecism
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=solecism
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=solecism
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Solecism