- a nickname
- an assumed name
Origin of sobriquet
French from Middle French soubriquet, chuck under the chin from uncertain or unknown; perhaps
noun
The definition of a sobriquet is an affectionate nickname.
An example of a sobriquet is a grandfather calling his grandson "pumpkin."
YourDictionary definition and usage example. Copyright © 2018 by LoveToKnow Corp
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"sobriquet." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 11 October 2018. <http://www.yourdictionary.com/sobriquet>.
APA Style
sobriquet. (n.d.). Retrieved October 11th, 2018, from http://www.yourdictionary.com/sobriquet
sobriquet
Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"sobriquet." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 11 October 2018. <http://www.yourdictionary.com/sobriquet>.
APA Style
sobriquet. (n.d.). Retrieved October 11th, 2018, from http://www.yourdictionary.com/sobriquet
sobriquet
also sou·bri·quet
noun
- An affectionate or humorous nickname.
- An assumed name.
Origin of sobriquet
French from Old French soubriquet chuck under the chinTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"sobriquet." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 11 October 2018. <http://www.yourdictionary.com/sobriquet>.
APA Style
sobriquet. (n.d.). Retrieved October 11th, 2018, from http://www.yourdictionary.com/sobriquet
Noun
(plural sobriquets)
- A familiar name for a person (typically a shortened version of a person's given name).
- "The Bard" is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare.
Origin
From French sobriquet (“nickname"), from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin").
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"sobriquet." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 11 October 2018. <http://www.yourdictionary.com/sobriquet>.
APA Style
sobriquet. (n.d.). Retrieved October 11th, 2018, from http://www.yourdictionary.com/sobriquet
Sentence Examples
- Him the sobriquet of "Soapy Sam."
- He was so handsome in person as to have earned the sobriquet of "the beauty of holiness."
- This princess, who was a great-granddaughter of the empress Maria Theresa, and a great-niece of Marie Antoinette, endeared herself to the people by her elevated character and indefatigable benevolence, while her beauty gained for her the sobriquet of "The Rose of Brabant"; she was also an accomplished artist and musician, and a fine horsewoman.
- His troops had captured Messina after a bombardment which earned him the sobriquet of King Bomba; Catania and Syracuse fell soon after, hideous atrocities being everywhere committed with his sanction.
- He earnestly supported what he felt to be true freedom, especially in matters of religious worship, though the energetic appeal on behalf of church bells in his Rapport sur la liberte des cultes procured him the sobriquet of Jordan-Cloche.
» more...
Words near sobriquet in the dictionary
- sobriquet
- sobriquets
- sobs
- sobuzoxane