epithets

English - Turkish

Definition of epithets in English Turkish dictionary
epithet: hakaret
epithet: sanlık
epithet: laf
epithet: (Dilbilim) nitem
epithet: (Dilbilim) tamlayan
epithet: belgeç
epithet: sıfat
epithet: lakap
epithet: yakıştırma
epithet: {i} (övücü veya hakaret edici) söz, laf
epithet: hakaret veya hoşnutsuzluk belirten söz

English - English

Definition of epithets in English English dictionary: plural of epithet
epithet: A term used to characterize a person or thing
epithet: 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
epithet: word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "father aeneas"
epithet: {n} an adjective denoting a quality
epithet: a characterizing word or phrase; used with music numbers to indicate a form of the publisher's name which differs from the form used in other contexts
epithet: An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase
epithet: a defamatory or abusive word or phrase; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me"
epithet: descriptive word or phrase
epithet: a descriptive word or phrase "The Great Emancipator," as a substitute for Abraham Lincoln Also, an abusive or contemptuous word or phrase; a slur
epithet: {i} name, nickname, title, designation
epithet: 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
epithet: A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person
epithet: Term; expression; phrase
epithet: Adjective used to describe the special characteristics of a person or object
epithet: A short, poetic nickname in the form of an adjective or adjectival phrase attached to the normal name Frequently, this technique allows a poet to extend a line by a few syllables in a poetic manner that characterizes an individual or a setting within an epic poem The Homeric epithet in classical literature often includes compounds of two-words such as, "fleet-footed Achilles," "Cow-eyed Hera," "Grey-eyed Athena," or "the wine-dark sea " In other cases, it appears as a phrase, such as "Odysseus the man-of-many-wiles," or whanot The historical epithet is a descriptive phrase attached to a ruler's name For instance, King Alfred the Great, Duke Lorenzo the Magnificent, Robert the Devil, Richard the Lionheart, and so on Not to be confused with epitaph or epigram
epithet: An epithet is an adjective or short phrase which is used as a way of criticizing or praising someone. the religious issue which led to the epithet `bible-basher'. a word or short phrase used to describe someone, especially when praising them or saying something unpleasant about them (epitheton, from , from epitithenai )
epithet: An adjective or adjectival phrase, usually attached to the name of a person or thing, such as "Richard the Lion-Hearted," Milton's "ivy-crowned Bacchus" in "L'Allegro," or Homer's "rosy-fingered dawn " Sidelight: With epithets, poets can compress the imaginative power of many words into a single compound phrase Sidelight: An epithet may be either positive or negative in connotation or allusion and sometimes may be freshly coined, like a nonce word, for a particular circumstance or occasion (Compare Antonomasia Kenning, Periphrasis)
epithet: 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 an epithet does not occur
epithet: either the title of nobility etc that follows a name (e g Bishop of Bath and Wells) and/or a description of the main activity of the person (e g architect)
epithet: To describe by an epithet