单词 | anecdotalism |
释义 | anecdotalismn. 1. A propensity for telling anecdotes; (excessive) use of or reliance on anecdotes. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping > inclination to gossip anecdotalism1879 gossipiness1890 1879 Eng. Independent 23 Oct. 1188/3 If you fancy..that flimsy anecdotalism will pass with a Welsh congregation, you have utterly mistaken it. 1901 E. H. Fowler World & Winstow xiii. 320 ‘Admiral Kingston tells a great many very prosy stories,’ continued Major Trayne. ‘Anecdotalism is his besetting sin.’ 2009 M. Chertoff Homeland Security vi. 78 The way to combat anecdotalism is by citing contrary anecdotes. 2. Art. A style or genre of art, typically painting, in which small narrative incidents are depicted. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [noun] > genre painting rhyparography1842 genre1861 rhypography1861 anecdotalism1905 1905 Westm. Rev. July 44 He..made a point of declaring himself the enemy of anecdotalism in art. 1961 W. H. Salter Zoar iii. 28 Defects such as these..brought on them the stigma of ‘anecdotalism’. 2011 J. M. Dennis Strike v. 74 Ulrich's rather inventorial anecdotalism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1879 |
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