Feb 20, 2018 · epithet: a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing. sobriquet: a descriptive name or epithet; nickname. moniker: name, nickname. …

Jun 21, 2020 · From ThoughCo: A transferred epithet is a little known—but often used—figure of speech in which a modifier (usually an adjective) qualifies a noun other than the person or thing it is actually …

Jul 5, 2021 · An epithet is a nickname or descriptive term that’s added to someone’s name that becomes part of common usage. For example, in the name Alexander the Great, “the Great” is an epithet. The …

My research has resulted in theoretical reasons for the usage of the term "nigger", and I have failed to uncover any evidence as to how this nasty little epithet evolved into the usage and connotat...

Aug 16, 2025 · An epithet (from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton) 'adjective', from ἐπίθετος (epíthetos) 'additional'), also a 'byname', is† a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or …

Apr 8, 2023 · I'm looking for a word in English for someone who deliberately sets out to disrupt relationships with genuinely evil intent. Something like a cross between the Childcatcher in Chitty …

Sep 23, 2022 · In its oldest sense, an "epithet" is simply a descriptive word or phrase, especially one joined by fixed association to the name of someone or something (as in "Peter the Great" or the …

Mar 19, 2016 · Is there an idiom that describes a person who is tight with his/her money, never wants to chip in or treat themselves or others and worries too much about money?

Dec 10, 2015 · What is the exact word for someone who always pretends to be nice to someone's face but makes fun of them behind their back? When they are talking to you, they'll treat you very well, …

Jun 6, 2016 · I am looking for a word which can be used to describe someone who is very "comfortable in their skin", secure with themselves, and most importantly completely immune to being …