appellative
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- 18
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 11
Definition of appellative
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun.
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(not-comparable)Of or pertaining to ascribing names.
“as these things of nature, or natures of things, were sometimes deified by the Pagans plainly and nakedly in their own appellative names”
noun
- A common noun.
- An epithet.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From the Late Latin appellātīvus, from the stem appella- (“to call”), with the adjectival suffix -ive.
Words you can make from appellative
200+ playable · top: APPELLATE (13 pts)
Best play appellate 13 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
8 words6-letter words
23 words- APPALL 10 pts
- APPEAL 10 pts
- APPLET 10 pts
- LAPPET 10 pts
- PALPAL 10 pts
- PEEPAL 10 pts
- PEPITA 10 pts
- TIPPLE 10 pts
- AVIATE 9 pts
- VELATE 9 pts
- VIELLE 9 pts
- VILLAE 9 pts
- APLITE 8 pts
- PAELLA 8 pts
- PALATE 8 pts
- PALEAE 8 pts
- PALEAL 8 pts
- PALLET 8 pts
- PALLIA 8 pts
- PELITE 8 pts
- PELLET 8 pts
- TAILLE 6 pts
- TELIAL 6 pts
5-letter words
38 words- APPAL 9 pts
- APPEL 9 pts
- APPLE 9 pts
- PALPI 9 pts
- PAPAL 9 pts
- PEPLA 9 pts
- PIPAL 9 pts
- PIPET 9 pts
- ALIVE 8 pts
- AVAIL 8 pts
- EVITE 8 pts
- LEAVE 8 pts
- LEVEL 8 pts
- LIEVE 8 pts
- VALET 8 pts
- VILLA 8 pts
- VITAE 8 pts
- VITAL 8 pts
- ETAPE 7 pts
- LAPEL 7 pts
- LEAPT 7 pts
- LEPTA 7 pts
- PALEA 7 pts
- PALET 7 pts
- PETAL 7 pts
- PIETA 7 pts
- PILEA 7 pts
- PLAIT 7 pts
- PLATE 7 pts
- PLEAT 7 pts
- TEPAL 7 pts
- ALATE 5 pts
- ALLEE 5 pts
- ELATE 5 pts
- ELITE 5 pts
- ILEAL 5 pts
- TELAE 5 pts
- TELIA 5 pts
4-letter words
72 words- PAVE 9 pts
- VAPE 9 pts
- VEEP 9 pts
- PALP 8 pts
- PAPA 8 pts
- PEEP 8 pts
- PIPA 8 pts
- PIPE 8 pts
- EAVE 7 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- LAVA 7 pts
- LAVE 7 pts
- LEVA 7 pts
- LIVE 7 pts
- VAIL 7 pts
- VALE 7 pts
- VEAL 7 pts
- VEIL 7 pts
- VELA 7 pts
- VIAL 7 pts
- VILE 7 pts
- VILL 7 pts
- VITA 7 pts
- VLEI 7 pts
- ATAP 6 pts
- LEAP 6 pts
- LEPT 6 pts
- LIPA 6 pts
- LIPE 6 pts
- PAIL 6 pts
- PALE 6 pts
- PALI 6 pts
- PALL 6 pts
- PATE 6 pts
- PEAL 6 pts
- PEAT 6 pts
- PEEL 6 pts
- PELE 6 pts
- PELT 6 pts
- PIAL 6 pts
- PILE 6 pts
- PILL 6 pts
- PITA 6 pts
- PLAT 6 pts
- PLEA 6 pts
- PLIE 6 pts
- TAPA 6 pts
- TAPE 6 pts
- TEPA 6 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- ALEE 4 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LEAL 4 pts
- LEET 4 pts
- LILT 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TAIL 4 pts
- TALA 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TALI 4 pts
- TALL 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TEEL 4 pts
- TELA 4 pts
- TELE 4 pts
- TELL 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
- TILL 4 pts
3-letter words
53 words- APP 7 pts
- PAP 7 pts
- PEP 7 pts
- PIP 7 pts
- AVA 6 pts
- AVE 6 pts
- EVE 6 pts
- LAV 6 pts
- LEV 6 pts
- TAV 6 pts
- VAT 6 pts
- VEE 6 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- APE 5 pts
- APT 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- PAL 5 pts
- PAT 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PEE 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- PIE 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- TAP 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ELL 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- ILL 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
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