eponymous
adjective /ɪˈpɒnɪməs/
/ɪˈpɑːnɪməs/
[only before noun]- the eponymous character of a book, play, film, etc. is the one mentioned in the title synonym titular
- Don Quixote, eponymous hero of the great novel by Cervantes
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEponymous is used with these nouns:- hero
- heroine
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from eponym + -ous.