noun🔗ShareÉpithète, qualificatifA term used to characterize a person or thing."The unkind student used the epithet "lazy" to describe his classmate. "L'élève malveillant a utilisé l'épithète "paresseux" pour décrire son camarade de classe.languageliteraturewritingwordcharacterstylepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉpithete, qualificatifA 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." "L'étudiant, connu pour ses retards, a accepté en plaisantant l'épithète « Monsieur Toujours en retard ».literaturelanguagewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉpithèteOne 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. "Mon petit frère, connu sous l'épithète de « fauteur de troubles », faisait encore beaucoup de bruit.literaturelanguagewordstylephrasewritingmythologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInsulte, injureAn abusive or contemptuous word or phrase."The angry customer hurled the epithet "incompetent" at the cashier. "Le client en colère a lancé l'insulte « incompétent » à la caissière.languagewordcommunicationcharacternegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉpithète spécifiqueA 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. "Dans le nom scientifique Escherichia coli, « coli » est l'épithète spécifique.biologyscienceorganismwordlinguisticsplantanimalmicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQualifier, nommerTo term; to refer to as."He was epitheted "the king of fools"."Il a été qualifié de « roi des fous ».languagewordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
