euonymyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

euonymy (uncountable)

1. The creation or use of self-descriptive names.
   • 1998, Semiotica - Volume 122, page 121:

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

   • 1999, Plautus, ‎Terence, & ‎Deena Berg, Five Comedies: Miles Gloriosus, Menaechmi, Bacchides, Hecyra and Adelphoe, →ISBN:

     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.

   • 2007, John Klima, Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories, →ISBN, page 370:

     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.