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label

187 1.0
A word or short phrase that describes people and things
  • noun
  • /ˈleɪbəl/
translation icon : etiqueta
  • His name is unknown, but his actions have earned him the label "The Monster. "
  • use labels
  • assign labels
  • give a label

Go out, shed those labels, be your whole self.

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Examples

  • The crew placed genre labels on the spines of all the fiction books.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The most obvious visual element is a picture label on every book in the library.

    Academic text (2013)
  • So what is the label that you have given to yourself?

  • "Wind" for example is the label used for the event that involves air in motion.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We sometimes use the words pilot or beta as labels for this type of work.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Preferred self-designations include labels such as the "living democracy" or "earth democracy" movement.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Which means that child rearing still falls under the label of women's work.

  • There it was, the name written on a label in Claire's neat, steady hand: "Harvest Moon."

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Where does the "incrementalist" label come from, given the reach of each woman's agenda?

    Academic text (2017)
  • The label on the jar indicates that it contains homemade jam.

Synonyms

tag
vslabel
179 1.0

A word or label added to something online to describe it

is a broader phrase used to describe or identify beyond simple tags
designation
vslabel
32 5.3

A name or title used to identify something, showing its kind

is a simple, everyday identifying word rather than an official name
identifier
vslabel
  • Specialized
22 4.9

A word, number and symbol that shows a person or thing

is a general identifying word or phrase, not necessarily unique or coded
descriptor
vslabel
7 4.9

A word or short phrase that gives details about something

focuses more on simple identification than on extended description
appellation
vslabel
4 8.3

A name used to identify a person, place or thing

is the common general term for any identifying word or phrase
epithet
vslabel
4 7.9

A word or phrase that describes a quality

is neutral identification rather than a characterizing or evaluative phrase
label of
vslabel
4 5.9

A name people give someone for their actions or group

is a neutral identifying word, not specifically a classificatory category
designator
vslabel
2 7.0

A person or thing that gives a name to something

refers to the identifying word or phrase itself rather than who assigns it
appellative
vslabel
9.6

A name used to identify a person, place, or thing

is the general everyday term for an identifying word or phrase

Compounds

4 5.9

A name people give someone for their actions or group

A company that makes and sells music recordings for singers and bands

1 3.7

Small paper sticker with glue on the back that sticks when wet

How Specific

identifier
  • Specialized
22 4.9
term
4.1
name
1.0
label
187 1.0
tag
179 1.0

Surface Forms

label singular
labels plural

Etymology

Label comes from the Latin labellum 'small tongue' and once meant a small tag that said what something was; so we now use label for a word or phrase that names or describes someone or something.