Vernacular (Adjective)
Meaning
Being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Local residents used a vernacular term to describe the old, abandoned house at the edge of town.
- The professor avoided technical jargon and spoke in vernacular that her students could easily understand.
- The author's writing was full of vivid descriptions and vernacular expressions that really brought the story to life.
- Vernacular speakers often get confused when confronted with more formal language in official documents and contracts.
- Historians are interested in studying the development of vernacular language to better understand the culture and everyday life of past societies.