Meaning of euonymy | Babel Free

Definitions

The creation or use of self-descriptive names.

uncountable

Examples

“Daniels's coinage 'abjad' won't glister in the annals of euonymy, but I must use⟳ it here for clarity's sake.”

“He adopts for his names Greek words that either confirm⟳ the character (euonymy) or undercut him or her ironically (dysonymy), and sometimes lead⟳ to, or depend⟳ on, wordplay in the text.”

“Surrounded by names like⟳ those, it was little wonder⟳ that he'd found himself suited to a career in euonymy. If only there had turned out to be more naming and less strenuous diplomacy involved in the job, it would have⟳ been perfect.”

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