Definition
Relating to or using antonomasia, the rhetorical device of substituting a descriptive term for a proper name.
Etymology
Derived from antonomasia with the English adjectival suffix '-ic' added. This formed in English during the 16th-17th centuries as rhetorical and grammatical terminology became more systematic. The '-ic' suffix comes from Latin and Greek, indicating 'of or pertaining to.'
Kelly Says
Every time you say 'Shakespearean tragedy' instead of using his actual name in a descriptor, or call a wise person 'a Solomon,' you're using antonomastic language! It's a cornerstone of poetic style and marketing—brands love antonomastic descriptions like 'the King of Beers' because they make things memorable.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የውጭ ስም
ye-wex-t sim
ARالعربية
الاسم الم代ّن
al-ism al-madayin
BNবাংলা
ব্যবহারিক নাম
byo-ha-ri-k naam
CACatalà
antonímia
an-to-ni-mee-a
CSČeština
antonomasie
an-to-no-ma-zee
DADansk
antonomastisk
an-to-no-mas-tisk
DEDeutsch
Antonomasie
an-to-no-ma-zee
ELΕλληνικά
αντωνυμία
an-ton-om-ee-a
ESEspañol
antonomasia
an-ton-o-ma-see-a
FAفارسی
اسم مستعار
es-m mosta-e'ar
FISuomi
antonomasia
an-to-no-ma-zee-a
FRFrançais
antonomastique
an-ton-o-mas-teeg
HIहिन्दी
अन्यनाम
an-ya-naam
HUMagyar
antonomasia
an-to-no-ma-zee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
antonomasia
an-to-no-ma-zee-a
ITItaliano
antonomasia
an-to-no-ma-zee-a
KKKK
жалпы атау
jalpy ataw
KMKM
ឈ្មោះប្ដូរ
chh-mōh-b-tōur
MSBahasa Melayu
antonomasia
an-to-no-ma-zee-a
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံစံအမည်
pon-san-a-me
NLNederlands
antonomasie
an-to-no-ma-zee
NONorsk
antonomastisk
an-to-no-mas-tisk
PLPolski
antonomasia
an-to-no-ma-zee-a
PTPortuguês
antonomasia
an-to-no-ma-zee-a
RORomână
antonomasie
an-to-no-ma-zee-e
RUРусский
антономазия
ant-o-no-ma-zi-ya
SVSvenska
antonomastik
an-to-no-mas-tik
SWKiswahili
jina la ubadilishaji
ji-na la u-ba-di-li-sha-ji
TAதமிழ்
பெயர்ப்பெயர்
pey-ar-pe-yar
TEతెలుగు
పదోన్నతి
pada-onnati
THไทย
คำแทนชื่อ
kam taen cheua
TLTL
antonomastik
an-to-no-mas-tik
TRTürkçe
antonomastik
an-to-no-mas-tik
UKУкраїнська
антономазія
ant-o-no-ma-zi-ya
URاردو
نامِ مترادف
naam-e-mu-tarad-if
VITiếng Việt
đại danh
dai danh
ZUZU
izwi lelibanzi
i-z-wi le-li-ban-zi