Reference.com

36 results for: epithet

Dictionary Entries (7 more entries. View all »)
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
ep·i·thet    Audio Help   [ep-uh-thet] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality: “Richard the Lion-Hearted” is an epithet of Richard I.
2.a characterizing word or phrase firmly associated with a person or thing and often used in place of an actual name, title, or the like, as “man's best friend” for “dog.”
3.a word, phrase, or expression used invectively as a term of abuse or contempt, to express hostility, etc.
[Origin: 1570–80; < L epitheton epithet, adjective < Gk epítheton epithet, something added, equiv. to epi- epi- + the- (var. s. of tithénai to put) + -ton neut. verbid suffix]

—Related forms
ep·i·thet·ic, ep·i·thet·i·cal, adjective

—Synonyms 1, 2. nickname, sobriquet, designation, appellation. 3. curse, insult, abuse, expletive, obscenity.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  epithet
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  appellation, description, expletive, insult, label, name, nickname, phrase, sobriquet, term, title
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  name
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  The word or words by which one is called and identified.
Synonyms:  appellation, appellative, cognomen, denomination, designation, nickname, style, tag, title
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  swearword
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A profane or obscene term.
Synonyms:  blasphemy, curse, expletive, oath
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web

Reference: No results found in Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and Crystal Reference Encyclopedia. Would you like to see the 25 entries in other encyclopedias, or search the Web for epithet?

Perform a new search, or try your search for "epithet" at: