pseudonym

pseu·do·nym

noun \ˈsü-də-ˌnim\

Definition of PSEUDONYM

: a fictitious name; especially : pen name

Examples of PSEUDONYM

1. Mark Twain is the pseudonym of the American writer Samuel L. Clemens.
2. <the most notorious serial killer of the 19th century remains known only by the pseudonym of Jack the Ripper>

Origin of PSEUDONYM

French pseudonyme, from Greek pseudōnymos bearing a false name, from pseud- + onyma name — more at name

First Known Use: 1833

Related to PSEUDONYM

Synonyms: alias, nom de guerre

Related Words: nom de plume, pen name; appellation, designation; misnomer; epithet, nickname, sobriquet (also soubriquet)

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Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with PSEUDONYM

acronym, anonym, antonym, cryptonym, eponym, homonym, metonym, paronym, retronym, seraphim, synonym, tautonym, toponym, underbrim