| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| idio- | A combining form from the Greek /, meaning private, personal, peculiar, distinct. | |
| idiom | noun | The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language., An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural form of a language; in extend use, an expression sanctioned by usage, having a sense peculiar to itself and not agreeing with the logical sense of its structural form; also, the phrase forms peculiar to a particular author., Dialect; a variant form of a language. |
| idiot | noun | A man in private station, as distinguished from one holding a public office., An unlearned, ignorant, or simple person, as distinguished from the educated; an ignoramus., A human being destitute of the ordinary intellectual powers, whether congenital, developmental, or accidental; commonly, a person without understanding from birth; a natural fool; a natural; an innocent., A fool; a simpleton; — a term of reproach. |