idiomaticity

Meaning

Noun

• The quality of being idiomatic.
• An instance or category of instances of that quality.
• The state of a linguistic expression which exists when the expression exhibits semantic-pragmatic divergence, when the semantic value of the expression differs from its pragmatic value; that is to say, idiomaticity exists when the inherent meaning of the words expressed does not match the meaning of the expression as understood by the users: the sayer(s) and hearer(s).

Origin

• From idiomatic + -ity.