Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) language, linguistic communication (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols) "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"
S: (adj) limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous ((of language) transparently clear; easily understandable) "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"
S: (adj) well-turned ((of language) aptly and pleasingly expressed) "a well-turned phrase"
S: (adj) uncorrupted, undefiled ((of language) not having its purity or excellence debased) "uncorrupted English"; "learn to speak pure English undefiled"- Van Wyck Brooks
S: (adj) synchronic (concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents) "synchronic linguistics"
S: (adj) diachronic, historical (used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time) "diachronic linguistics"
S: (n) accent, accent mark (a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation)
S: (n) expressive style, style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period) "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"