What part of speech is epithets?

Epithets can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. epithets is a noun, plural of epithet.

Inflections

Noun

What does epithets mean?

Definitions

Noun

epithet - descriptive word or phrase
epithet - a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

Examples of epithets

#   Sentence  
1. noun To make the reference more pointed and unmistakable, Sir Nathaniel replies "a most singular & choice epithet," and at once enters it in his note book.
2. noun As the epithet of the government of Satan on that nation, the center of London, the so well-known Piccadilly Circus, takes it's name from an old brothel (the "Piccadilla House" which means "The House of Sin"), disappeared nowadays.
3. noun How did Vlad the Impaler get his epithet?
4. noun How did Louis the Joy get his epithet?
5. noun How did Vlad the Impaler get his epithet?
6. noun How did Louis the Joy get his epithet?
Sentence  
noun
To make the reference more pointed and unmistakable, Sir Nathaniel replies "a most singular & choice epithet," and at once enters it in his note book.
As the epithet of the government of Satan on that nation, the center of London, the so well-known Piccadilly Circus, takes it's name from an old brothel (the "Piccadilla House" which means "The House of Sin"), disappeared nowadays.
How did Vlad the Impaler get his epithet?
How did Louis the Joy get his epithet?
How did Vlad the Impaler get his epithet?
How did Louis the Joy get his epithet?

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