sobriquet

Day 27Level 3

SOH-brih-keht

nickname

a nickname

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

appellation

Example Sentence:

He managed to plant over 27,000 trees in a village, earning him the sobriquet of 'Tree Man'.

Related Words

termination

ab-sizh-uhn

act of cutting off or removing

curse

uh-NA-thuh-muh

solemn curse; a loathed person or thing

indifferent

ap-uh-THET-ik

having or showing little or no emotion; not interested or concerned

austere

uh-SET-ik

one who practices rigid self denial; austere

independent

aw-TON-uh-muhs

self-governing

pernicious

BEYN-fuhl

pernicious, poisonous