| journalese | n (derog) gaya bahasa surat khabar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| colloquialism | n 1. colloquial word or phrase, /kata, frasa, ungkapan/ bahasa /percakapan, basahan/; 2. colloquial style, gaya bahasa /percakapan, basahan/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bookish | adj 1. fond of books and reading, /suka, gemar/ membaca; 2. inclined to rely on knowledge from books, dibentuk berdasarkan pembacaan: a ~ view of life, pandangan hidup yg dibentuk berdasarkan pembacaan; 3. literary and not colloquial, formal, bahasa /surat, buku/: a ~ style, gaya bahasa surat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| biblical | adj 1. of, concerning the Bible, kitab Bible: ~ scholar, sarjana kitab Bible; ~ studies, kajian-kajian ttg kitab Bible; 2. contained in the Bible, dlm kitab Bible: ~ names, nama-nama dlm kitab Bible; ~ teachings, ajaran-ajaran dlm kitab Bible; 3. resembling the language of the Bible, bahasa kitab Bible: ~ styles in writing, penulisan dgn gaya bahasa kitab Bible. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lyricism | n 1. quality of being lyric, sifat lirik; (in style) gaya lirik: the poet uses ~ to express his emotion, pensyair itu menggunakan gaya lirik utk mencurahkan perasaannya; 2. unrestrained enthusiasm or emotion, keghairahan: ~ and overblown language can be tedious, keghairahan dan kemulukan bahasa boleh menjemukan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vernacular | n 1. native language or dialect of a country or region, bahasa vernakular; 2. (archit) gaya vernakular. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flair | n 1. talent, bakat: she has a ~ for languages, dia ada bakat dlm bahasa; 2. panache, gaya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| idiomatic | adj 1. in accordance with the idioms of a language, idiomatik: he speaks fluent, ~ French, dia bercakap dlm bahasa Perancis yg lancar dan idiomatik; 2. consisting of an idiom, berupa /idiom, ungkapan, simpulan bahasa/: an ~ phrase, frasa yg berupa ungkapan; 3. full of idioms, berbunga-bunga: an ~ style of writing, gaya penulisan yg berbunga-bunga. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |