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- Dictionaryappellative/əˈpɛlətɪv/
adjective
- 1. relating to or denoting the giving of a name. formal
noun
- 1. a common noun, such as ‘doctor’, ‘mother’, or ‘sir’, used as a vocative.
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Appellative is an adjective that means of or relating to a common noun, or of, relating to, or inclined to the giving of names. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and word history of appellative from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Appellative definition: a descriptive name or designation, as Bald in Charles the Bald.. See examples of APPELLATIVE used in a sentence.
Appellative is an adjective or noun that refers to a name or a common noun. Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of appellative from various dictionaries and sources.
Appellative is a noun or adjective that means an identifying name or title, or a common noun. It can also mean relating to a name or title, or having to do with the giving of names.
an alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods) byname, cognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) form of address, title, title of respect.
Appellative is an adjective that means relating to the giving of names or common nouns. Learn the origin, synonyms, and word forms of appellative from various dictionaries.
We must remember that nearly all Grecian proper names had some meaning: being compounds or derivatives from appellative nouns. Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4) | George Grote
