winged word

== English == === Etymology === Calque of Ancient Greek ἔπεα πτερόεντα (épea pteróenta), often used by Homer (said to have been born c. 750 B.C.E.), to whom the Iliad and Odyssey are attributed: from ἔπεᾰ (épeă) (plural of ἔπος (épos, “something spoken: song, speech, story”)) + πτερόεντα (pteróenta) (plural of πτερόεις (pteróeis, “feathered; winged”), from πτερόν (pterón, “feather; wing”) + -εις (-eis, suffix forming adjectives with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing a quality)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌwɪŋd ˈwɜːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌwɪŋd ˈwɝd/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d === Noun === winged word (plural winged words) (idiomatic, literary, chiefly in the plural) A word or statement which is very apt for an occasion, or memorable. [late 16th c.] Synonym: mot juste ==== Translations ==== === References ===