epithets
Meaning of epithets
plural noun
- an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet ‘dirty’
late 16th century: from French épithète, or via Latin from Greek epitheton, neuter of epithetos ‘attributed’, from epitithenai ‘add’, from epi ‘upon’ + tithenai ‘to place’.
Information about epithets
- It is a name.
- The singular form of epithets is: epithet.
- Languages in which epithets is used:
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Hyphenation of epithets
ep-i-thets
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- epithets is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
epithets synonyms
Meaning a person's nickname:
Meaning a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name:
Meaning a nickname, especially one given to distinguish a person from others with the same given name:
Meaning a word such as Lord or Dame that is used before someone's name, or a form that is used instead of someone's name, to indicate high social or official rank:
Meaning a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to:
Meaning a classifying phrase or name applied to a person or thing, especially one that is inaccurate or restrictive:
Meaning a label attached to someone or something for the purpose of identification or to give other information:
Meaning a spoken or written account of a person, object, or event:
Meaning an official name, description, or title:
Meaning a name or designation:
Meaning the creation or construction of a fictional character:
Meaning the action or process of identifying someone or something or the fact of being identified:
Meaning a name:
Meaning the part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled:
Meaning a name or title:
Meaning an extra personal name given to an ancient Roman citizen, functioning rather like a nickname and typically passed down from father to son, for example Marcus Tullius Cicero:
Meaning an anonymous person or publication:
Anagrams of epithets
Words that rhyme with epithets
hets, Montrachets, brachets, bratchets, cachets, carriwitchets, crochets, crotchets, fitchets, guichets, hatchets, latchets, linchets, lynchets, manchets, matchets, merchets, planchets, rachets, ratchets, ricochets, rochets, sachets, shochets, tranchets, trebuchets, watchets, khets, Prophets, Tophets, nymphets, prophets, superhets, ashets, blushets, freshets, plashets, shets, antithets, whets
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