Definitions for epithet
ˈɛp əˌθɛtep·i·thet

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. name, epithetnoun

   a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

2. epithetnoun

   descriptive word or phrase

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. epithetnoun

   A term used to characterize a person or thing.

2. epithetnoun

   A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.

3. epithetnoun

   An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.

4. epithetnoun

   A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Epithetnoun

   Etymology: ἐπίϑετον.

   1. An adjective denoting any quality good or bad: as, the verdant grove, the craggy mountain’s lofty head.

   I affirm with phlegm, leaving the epithets of false, scandalous and villainous to the author. Jonathan Swift.

   2. It is used by some writers improperly for title, name.

   The epithet of shades belonged more properly to the darkness than the refreshment. Decay of Piety.

   3. It is used improperly for phrase, expression.

   For which of my good parts did you first suffer love for me?
   —— Suffer love! a good epithet: I do suffer love indeed; for I love thee against my will. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. epithet

   An epithet is a descriptive term or phrase which is used to express a characteristic, quality, or attribute of a person, place, or thing. It can be complimentary or derogatory and is often used in literature and poetry to add depth and imagery to the narrative or context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Epithetnoun

   an adjective expressing some quality, attribute, or relation, that is properly or specially appropriate to a person or thing; as, a just man; a verdant lawn

2. Epithetnoun

   term; expression; phrase

3. Epithetverb

   to describe by an epithet

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Epithet

   An epithet or byname is a descriptive term accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It can be described as a glorified nickname. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, divinities, objects, and binomial nomenclature. It can also be a descriptive title: for example, Alexander the Great. In contemporary usage, epithet often refers to an abusive, defamatory, or derogatory phrase, such as a racial epithet or as in economics, "the dismal science". The less offensive use is criticized by Martin Manser and other prescriptive linguists.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Epithet

   ep′i-thet, n. an adjective expressing some real quality of the thing to which it is applied, or an attribute expressing some quality ascribed to it: (Shak.) term, expression.—v.t. to term.—adj. Epithet′ic, pertaining to an epithet: abounding with epithets.—n. Epith′eton (Shak.), epithet. [Gr. epithetos, added—epi, on, tithenai, to place.]

Matched Categories

1. • Characterization
   • Defamation

Anagrams for epithet »

1. heptite

How to pronounce epithet?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say epithet in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of epithet in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of epithet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of epithet in a Sentence

1. Charles Lamb:

   For God's sake (I never was more serious) don't make me ridiculous any more by terming me gentle-hearted in print... substitute drunken dog, ragged head, seld-shaven, odd-eyed, stuttering, or any other epithet which truly and properly belongs to the gentleman in question.

2. Majlinda Kelmendi:

   Our judokas are reaching the heights many countries have dreamed of. They are the best epithet of modern Kosovo, golden Queen.

3. Paul Gauguin:

   In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary and it is they alone who are masters.

4. Ben Carson:

   Because they assume because you're black, you have to think a certain way. And if you don't think that way, you're 'Uncle Tom,' you're worthy of every horrible epithet they can come up with; whereas, if I weren't black, then I would just be a Republican. i don't find any particular problem being an African-American in the Republican Party. The people??I know that in the progressive side of things, they like to say that the Republicans are racist. I know that. I haven't experienced that.

5. Anthony Brown:

   In 2019, we should not have to explain the seriousness of using this epithet, this hateful word was, and is still callously used in an effort to dehumanize black Americans.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=epithet
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Epithet
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=epithet
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epithet
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=epithet
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=epithet