English dictionary
appellative
/@/'p/E/l/@/t/I/v/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.
Source: webster1913
noun
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identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or <i>appellative</i>, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, <i>tree</i> is the name of all plants of a particular class; <i>plant</i> and <i>vegetable</i> are names of things that grow out of the earth. A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single thing; as, <i>Rome</i>, <i>Washington</i>, <i>Lake Erie</i>.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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inclined to or serving for the giving of names
ExamplesThe appellative faculty of children.
The appellative function of some primitive rites.
Synonyms namingSource: WordNet 3.0