Plural of epithet
regular plural
The plural of epithet is epithets.
Forms of epithet
| Singular | epithet /ˈɛp.ɪˌθɛt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | epithets |
| Countable | countable |
Epithets in a sentence
- Counterprotesters shouted epithets as they walked by, but the opposing groups kept it nonviolent.2025 January 15, Linda Feldmann, “Outside the DC jail, where Jan. 6 rage and devotion live on”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived...
- Politico reported that epithets appeared more than 251 times.2025 October 15, David W. Chen, Megan Mineiro, “Republicans Face Fallout From Racist and Homophobic Texts”, in The New York Times, New...
- His testimony at a public hearing was a harbinger of uglier epithets to come.2014 October 14, Rud Istvan, Blowing Smoke: Essays on Energy and Climate, Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency, →ISBN. From the entry climatastrophe
- He used exaggeration, vituperation, catch-as-catch-can epithets, slang, facetious Teutonisms, facetious Latinisms, sesquipedalian jocularity.1965, Clifton Fadiman, “Commentary”, in Fifty Years: Being a Retrospective Collection of Novels, Novellas, Tales, Drama, Poetry, and…. From the entry unschoolmarmish
- Familiar epithets for the revolver were equalizer, shootin' iron . . . smoke wagon.1950, C. Merton Babcock, “The Vocabulary of Social Life on the American Frontier”, in Western Folklore, volume 9, number 2, page 138. From the entry equalizer
Meaning of epithet
- 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.
Questions about the plural of epithet
- What is the plural of epithet?
- The plural of epithet is epithets.
- Is epithet countable?
- Epithet is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: epithet (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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