Definition of APPELLATIVE

appellative

Meanings

Plural: appellatives

Noun

  • identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
  • A common noun.
  • An epithet.

Adjective

  • pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun

Adjective Satellite

  • inclined to or serving for the giving of names
    • "the appellative faculty of children"
    • "the appellative function of some primitive rites"

Adj

  • Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun.
  • Of or pertaining to ascribing names.

Origin / Etymology

From the Late Latin appellātīvus, from the stem appella- (“to call”), with the adjectival suffix -ive.

Scrabble Score: 18

appellative is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
appellative is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
appellative is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

appellative is a valid Words With Friends word