Beiname — meaning in English
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English meaning
- epithet noun A term used to characterize a person or thing.
- nickname noun An informal, often affectionate or descriptive name used instead of someone's real name.
- sobriquet noun A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.
Senses
Beiname is used for these senses in English:
- epithet A term used to characterize a person or thing.
- epithet A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
- epithet (taxonomy) A 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.
- nickname A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.
- sobriquet A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.
epithet — full definition
- noun A term used to characterize a person or thing.
- noun A term used as a qualifier of the name of a deity in order to designate said deity in a particular aspect or role.
- noun A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
- noun One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the Iliad and Odyssey to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing.
nickname — full definition
- noun An informal, often affectionate or descriptive name used instead of someone's real name.
- verb To give someone or something a nickname.