渾名 — meaning in English

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.

Senses

渾名 is used for these senses in English:

• epithet A term used to characterize a person or thing.
• 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.
• nickname (transitive) To give a nickname to (a person or thing).

epithet — full definition

1. noun A term used to characterize a person or thing.
2. 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.
3. noun A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
4. 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

1. noun An informal, often affectionate or descriptive name used instead of someone's real name.
2. verb To give someone or something a nickname.

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