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- Epithet, sobriquet, and moniker: Whats the difference?
Epithet is a word or phrase that describes an attribute that characterizes a particular person Usually, an epithet is disparaging, but not always An epithet may also be a title that describes an attribute of a person or thing, such as Edward the Confessor and Richard the Lionheart
- single word requests - A less derogatory alternative for epithet . . .
"Epithet" in the traditional sense of "Plinius the Elder" is limited to historical academia, so that greatly limits the utility of the word in the example sentence Since I've most often heard the word "epithet" being used in a disparaging sense, I think my question is valid, to those voting to close it
- how did the epithet nigger come into usage?
As Barrie England's reference indicates, it was originally neutral, and therefor not an epithet The question that is not being addressed in any of the answers so far is the process by which the neutral term became one
- What is the difference between a vocative and an epithet?
My dictionary defines epithet as follows: n an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned: old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet 'dirty' So I don't see how either of your examples qualifies as an epithet
- poetry - What is the difference between transferred epithet and . . .
The epithet "wonderful" actually describes the kind of day the speaker experienced Some other examples of transferred epithets are "cruel bars," "sleepless night," and "suicidal sky " The metaphor is the figurative use of "spilling" - as if the children were being tipped out like liquid
- epithet requests - Is there a word for a person who gives out too many . . .
I'm looking for a single-word term that describes a personality that wants to give out too many unnecessary details in a conversation [EDIT] Let me give you guys an example Suppose you ask your
- literature - An Epithet of the River Styx - English Language Usage . . .
It's about an epithet that was, I think, made popular only by the book series Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan In the series, the River Styx has been described and portrayed as the "River of Lost Dreams and Hopes " This, it would seem, has been picked up and applied by some people on the Net
- Can yellow September sunlight be considered an Epithet?
I do not think so The phrase does not seem to fit the OED definition of "epithet" 1 a An adjective indicating some quality or attribute which the speaker or writer regards as characteristic of the person or thing described 1863 ‘G Eliot’ Romola I v 94 Hollow, empty—is the epithet justly bestowed on Fame A significant appellation
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