Appellative (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Synonyms
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Meaning 2
Pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The appellative term "man" refers to all adult males in a generic sense.
- The use of appellative words such as "mountain" or "tree" emphasizes the generic aspect rather than specific individuals.
- Appellative terms are commonly used in philosophy to refer to universal concepts or classes.
- The noun "river" can be an appellative word, used to refer to any flowing body of water, not just a specific one.
- Appellative expressions often function as a sort of common name that describes an entire class of objects.