enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Characterization - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characterization

    The writer can make the characters' dialogue more realistic and interesting by considering several factors affecting how people speak: personality psychology, [9] age, culture, family background, region, gender, education, and circumstances. [16] Words characterize by their diction, cadence, complexity, attitude [17] and fluency. Mannerisms and ...

  3. Genius - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius

    Genius is a characteristic of original and exceptional insight in the performance of some art or endeavor that surpasses expectations, sets new standards for the future, establishes better methods of operation, or remains outside the capabilities of competitors. [1]

  4. Identity (social science) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_(social_science)

    Identity is the set of qualities, beliefs, personality traits, appearance, and/or expressions that characterize a person or a group. [1] [2] [3] [4]Identity emerges during childhood as children start to comprehend their self-concept, and it remains a consistent aspect throughout different stages of life.

  5. Butt (surname) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butt_(surname)

    Anglo-Norman names are characterised by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they ...

  6. Nicole (name) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_(name)

    Nicole is a feminine given name and a surname.. The given name Nicole is a French feminine derivative of the masculine given name Nicolas, which is ultimately from the Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), composed of the elements níkē “victory” and laós “people” (hence it may be interpreted as "victory of the people").

  7. Anglicisation of names - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglicisation_of_names

    As Gaelic spelling rules required the first letter of a name preceded by Mac or Nic to be lenited (providing it was a consonant other than l, n, or r, which are not generally lenited in Gaelic, or c or g; although in the case of the last two, they are lenited when the intended connotation is "son/daughter of" rather than a surname.

  8. Oxford spelling - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_spelling

    The Oxford spelling affects about 200 verbs, [6] and is favoured on etymological grounds, in that ‑ize corresponds more closely to the Greek root of most ‑ize verbs, -ίζω (‑ízō). [7] The suffix ‑ize has been in use in the UK since the 15th century, [5] and is the spelling variation used in North American English.

  9. Sylvia (given name) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_(given_name)

    The name originates from the Latin word for forest Silva and its meaning is spirit of the wood. The mythological god of the forest was associated with the figure of Silvanus. William Shakespeare imported 'Silvia' to England. Silvia is the protagonist in the Shakespearean poem: Who is Silvia? Today, Silvia is the more modern spelling of the name ...