Eponymous (Adjective)
Meaning
Being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The eponymous song of the album was a chart-topper for months.
- The Sandman is the eponymous figure in the DC Comics superhero series.
- Google's eponymous search engine transformed how people access information on the internet.
- Achilles heel originated from the eponymous hero in Homer's epic poem, the Iliad.
- The character Sherlock Holmes lends his name to the eponymous London-based detective network.