descriptive epithet

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• epithet — 1570s, descriptive name for a person or thing, from M.Fr. épithète or directly from L. epitheton, from Gk. epitheton something added, adjective often used as noun, from neut. of epithetos attributed, added, from epitithenai to add on, from epi in …   Etymology dictionary

• epithet — [ep′ə thet΄, ep′əthət] n. [L epitheton < Gr, lit., that which is added < epitithenai, to put on, add < epi , on + tithenai, to put, DO1] 1. an adjective, noun, or phrase, often specif. a disparaging one, used to characterize some person… …   English World dictionary

• Epithet — An epithet (from Greek ἐπίθετον epitheton , neut. of ἐπίθετος epithetos , attributed, added [ [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2339438 Epithetos, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek… …   Wikipedia

• epithet — [16] Etymologically, an epithet is a word that is ‘put on’ to or ‘added’ to another. The term comes from Greek epítheton, which meant literally ‘addition’, but was used by Greek grammarians for ‘adjective’. It was a derivative of epitithénai ‘put …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• epithet — [16] Etymologically, an epithet is a word that is ‘put on’ to or ‘added’ to another. The term comes from Greek epítheton, which meant literally ‘addition’, but was used by Greek grammarians for ‘adjective’. It was a derivative of epitithénai ‘put …   Word origins

• epithet — noun /ˈɛp.ɪ.θɛt/ a) A term used to characterize a person or thing. b) A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person. Syn …   Wiktionary

• epithet — n. Name, appellation, designation, title, qualifying word or term, descriptive term, predicate …   New dictionary of synonyms

• epithet —   n. adjective describing a characteristic quality; descriptive word added to or substituted for a person s name …   Dictionary of difficult words

• epithet — n. 1 an adjective or other descriptive word expressing a quality or attribute, esp. used with or as a name. 2 such a word as a term of abuse. Derivatives: epithetic adj. epithetical adj. epithetically adv. Etymology: F eacutepithegravete or L… …   Useful english dictionary

• antonomasia —   n. literary device of using descriptive epithet or phrase instead of person s name; using proper name as epithet …   Dictionary of difficult words

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