appellative /əˈpɛlətɪv/adjective 2noun 2forms 1 adjective2 •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 — 1678 •Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun. noun2 •A common noun. •An epithet. formsappellatives
