/
ˈɛpɪθɛt/
n.
an adjective or phrase expressing a characteristic quality or attribute of the person or thing mentioned.
Derivative
- epithetic adj.
- epithetical adj.
- epithetically adv.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. épithète, or via L. from Gk epitheton, neut. of epithetos ‘attributed’, from epitithenai ‘add’.
