epithets
Characterizing names attached
Epithets is the plural of epithet, a word or phrase characterizing someone or something.
Epithets range from honorific (Alexander the Great, the Iron Lady) to descriptive (wine-dark sea) to abusive.
In modern usage, epithet often implies a slur or insult: The crowd hurled racial epithets at the players.
The singular appears in ethnic epithet, racial epithet.
Adopted false name
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- sobriquetDescriptive informal name
- bynameSecondary name or epithet
- cognomenFamily name or nickname
handle · appellation · diminutive · pseudonym · tag · persona · kenning · soubriquet
Of grand, ancient verse
- stockGoods kept for sale
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- formulaicFollowing a set template
- transferredMoved to new location
standing · ornamental · kenning · rosy-fingered · wine-dark · swift-footed · grey-eyed · ox-eyed
Insulting group label
- insultOffensive remark or action
- invectiveAbusive denunciation
- tauntInsulting provocation
- jeerVocal expression of scorn
smear · slight · barb · put-down · aspersion · opprobrium · profanity · curse
alias
Adopted false name
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- sobriquetDescriptive informal name
- bynameSecondary name or epithet
cognomen · handle · appellation · diminutive · pseudonym · tag · persona · kenning · soubriquet
Homeric
Of grand, ancient verse
- stockGoods kept for sale
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- formulaicFollowing a set template
transferred · standing · ornamental · kenning · rosy-fingered · wine-dark · swift-footed · grey-eyed · ox-eyed · wily
slur
Insulting group label
jeer · smear · slight · barb · put-down · aspersion · opprobrium · profanity · curse · expletive
darling
Beloved person or pet
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- belovedOne who is treasured
- dearestMost treasured one
honey · dear · love · precious · angel · treasure · sweetie · baby · babe · sugar
Ironside
Nickname for exceptional fortitude
sir
Formal male address
duke · duchess · baron · baroness · countess · earl · viscount · marquess · knight · majesty
- namingpersonal names, nomenclature, nicknames, naming conventions, aliases
- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, sexism, racial harassment
- HomerHomer, Iliad, Odyssey, Odysseus, Achilles
- Homer's EpicsIliad, Odyssey, Homer, Achilles, Odysseus
- Homeric epicsIliad, Odyssey, Homer, Achilles, Odysseus
- name typesfamily name, maiden name, married name, birth name, patronymic
epithetsgiven names
Individual's personal appellations
proper names · legal names · birth names · Christian names · surnames
epithetshonorifics
Respectful name additions
accolades · compliments · tributes · terms of endearment · praise
epithetsproper nouns
Names of specific entities
unique identifiers · personal names · designations · denotations
- transferred epithetAdjective applied to wrong noun