epithet

Questions about epithet

What does epithet mean?

epithet means "a defamatory or abusive word or phrase". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in epithet?

epithet has 3 syllables: ep-i-thet. The stress falls on "ep". In IPA it is /ˈɛpəˌθɛt/.

What is another word for epithet?

Close synonyms include name. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is epithet a common word?

epithet is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.