noun🔗ShareEpíteto, calificativoA term used to characterize a person or thing."The unkind student used the epithet "lazy" to describe his classmate. "El estudiante antipático usó el epíteto "perezoso" para describir a su compañero de clase.languageliteraturewritingwordcharacterstylepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEpíteto, calificativoA 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." "El estudiante, conocido por sus llegadas tardías, aceptó en broma el epíteto "Sr. Siempre Tarde".literaturelanguagewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEpítetoOne 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. "Mi hermano pequeño, conocido por el epíteto "el alborotador", estaba causando mucho ruido otra vez.literaturelanguagewordstylephrasewritingmythologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEpíteto, insultoAn abusive or contemptuous word or phrase."The angry customer hurled the epithet "incompetent" at the cashier. "El cliente enfadado lanzó el insulto "incompetente" a la cajera.languagewordcommunicationcharacternegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEpíteto específicoA 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. "En el nombre científico Escherichia coli, «coli» es el epíteto específico.biologyscienceorganismwordlinguisticsplantanimalmicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLlamar, denominarTo term; to refer to as."He was epitheted "the king of fools"."Fue llamado "el rey de los tontos".languagewordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
