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Definition of epithet
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of epithet is as below...
Epithet
(n.) 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..
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Sobriquet
::
Sobriquet
(n.) An
assumed
name; a
fanciful
epithet
or
appellation;
a
nickname.
Flowering
::
Flowering
(a.)
Having
conspicuous
flowers;
-- used as an
epithet
with many names of
plants;
as,
flowering
ash;
flowering
dogwood;
flowering
almond,
etc..
Apply
::
Apply (v. t.) To make use of,
declare,
or
pronounce,
as
suitable,
fitting,
or
relative;
as, to apply the
testimony
to the case; to apply an
epithet
to a
person..
Aldine
::
Aldine
(a.) An
epithet
applied
to
editions
(chiefly
of the
classics)
which
proceeded
from the press of Aldus
Manitius,
and his
family,
of
Venice,
for the most part in the 16th
century
and known by the sign of the
anchor
and the
dolphin.
The term has also been
applied
to
certain
elegant
editions
of
English
works..
Oxymoron
::
Oxymoron
(n.) A
figure
in which an
epithet
of a
contrary
signification
is added to a word; e. g., cruel
kindness;
laborious
idleness..
Bloody
::
Bloody
(a.)
Infamous;
contemptible;
--
variously
used for mere
emphasis
or as a low
epithet.
Epithetic
::
Epithetic
(a.) Alt. of
Epithetica.
Amplification
::
Amplification
(n.) The
enlarging
of a
simple
statement
by
particularity
of
description,
the use of
epithets,
etc., for
rhetorical
effect;
diffuse
narrative
or
description,
or a
dilating
upon all the
particulars
of a
subject..
Epithetical
::
Epithetical
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
abounding
with,
epithets..
Ekename
::
Ekename
(n.) An
additional
or
epithet
name; a
nickname.
Hoppestere
::
Hoppestere
(a.) An
unexplained
epithet
used by
Chaucer
in
reference
to
ships.
By some it is
defined
as
dancing
(on the
wave);
by
others
as
opposing,
warlike..
Two-handed
::
Two-handed
(a.)
Having
two
hands;
-- often used as an
epithet
equivalent
to
large,
stout,
strong,
or
powerful..
Boat
::
Boat (n.)
Hence,
any
vessel;
usually
with some
epithet
descriptive
of its use or mode of
propulsion;
as, pilot boat,
packet
boat,
passage
boat,
advice
boat, etc. The term is
sometimes
applied
to steam
vessels,
even of the
largest
class;
as, the
Cunard
boats..
Epithet
::
Epithet
(n.) Term;
expression;
phrase.
Epithet
::
Epithet
(v. t.) To
describe
by an
epithet.
Carroty
::
Carroty
(a.) Like a
carrot
in color or in
taste;
-- an
epithet
given to
reddish
yellow
hair, etc..
Epithet
::
Epithet
(n.) 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..
Cloud-compeller
::
Cloud-compeller
(n.)
Cloud-gatherer;
-- an
epithet
applied
to Zeus.
Agnomen
::
Agnomen
(n.) An
additional
name, or an
epithet
appended
to a name; as,
Aristides
the
Just..
Antonomasia
::
Antonomasia
(n.) The use of some
epithet
or the name of some
office,
dignity,
or the like,
instead
of the
proper
name of the
person;
as when his
majesty
is used for a king, or when,
instead
of
Aristotle,
we say, the
philosopher;
or,
conversely,
the use of a
proper
name
instead
of an
appellative,
as when a wise man is
called
a
Solomon,
or an
eminent
orator
a
Cicero..
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