Epithet - Crossword Clue

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Epithet.

8 letter answer(s) to epithet

COGNOMEN
  1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"
  2. the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

4 letter answer(s) to epithet

NAME
  1. a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
  2. a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
  3. a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"
  4. a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"
  5. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
  6. by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
  7. charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
  8. create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
  9. determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
  10. family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there w
SLUR
  1. (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
  2. a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
  3. a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
  4. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
  5. play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
  6. speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
  7. utter indistinctly

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