Appellative (Noun)
Meaning
Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The doctor's appellative, "The Surgical Whisperer," was coined by his patients due to his calm demeanor during operations.
- Shakespeare's Sonnet 138 is an example of a poem that uses an appellative, "My faithless mistress," to address a figure with a connotation of treachery.
- The term "Nightingale of India" is an appellative given to the singer Lata Mangeshkar by her fans and admirers.
- The Romans used the appellative "dictator" to refer to individuals who held absolute authority during times of crisis.
- Thomas Jefferson is often referred to by the appellative "The Sage of Monticello" due to his wisdom and the location of his home.