noun🔗ShareBeiname, charakterisierende BezeichnungA term used to characterize a person or thing."The unkind student used the epithet "lazy" to describe his classmate. "Der unhöfliche Schüler benutzte den Beinamen „faul“, um seinen Klassenkameraden zu beschreiben.languageliteraturewritingwordcharacterstylepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBeiname, EhrentitelA term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person."The student, known for his late arrivals, jokingly accepted the epithet "Mr. Always Late." "Der Schüler, bekannt für seine Verspätungen, akzeptierte den Beinamen „Herr Immer zu spät“ scherzhaft.literaturelanguagewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBeiname, charakterisierende BezeichnungOne of many formulaic words or phrases used in the Iliad and Odyssey to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing."My little brother, known by the epithet "the troublemaker," was causing a lot of noise again. "Mein kleiner Bruder, bekannt unter dem Beinamen „der Unruhestifter“, machte schon wieder viel Lärm.literaturelanguagewordstylephrasewritingmythologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchimpfwort, BeschimpfungAn abusive or contemptuous word or phrase."The angry customer hurled the epithet "incompetent" at the cashier. "Der wütende Kunde schleuderte dem Kassierer das Schimpfwort „inkompetent“ entgegen.languagewordcommunicationcharacternegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBeiname, ArtbezeichnungA 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."In the scientific name Escherichia coli, "coli" is the species epithet. "Im wissenschaftlichen Namen Escherichia coli ist „coli“ die Artbezeichnung.biologyscienceorganismwordlinguisticsplantanimalmicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBezeichnen, betitelnTo term; to refer to as."He was epitheted "the king of fools"."Er wurde als „König der Narren“ bezeichnet.languagewordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
