Associations to the word «Anecdote»
Noun
- Reminiscence
- Walpole
- Plutarch
- Spence
- Nichols
- Parable
- Fable
- Recount
- Memoir
- Quotation
- Humour
- Gossip
- Boswell
- Joke
- Jest
- Recollection
- Narrative
- Proverb
- Biographer
- Hearer
- Wit
- Herodotus
- Pliny
- Eccentricity
- Humor
- Allusion
- Sketch
- Duc
- Autobiography
- Tale
- Boyhood
- Quote
- Vaudeville
- Particular
- Lore
- Teller
- Caliph
- Satire
- Compendium
- Horace
- Twain
- Incident
- Fond
- Peculiarity
- Allegory
- Contemporary
- Pun
- Generosity
- Conversation
- Maxim
- Musing
- Seward
- Voltaire
- Illustrated
- Telling
Adjective
- Amusing
- Humorous
- Witty
- Entertaining
- Biographical
- Autobiographical
- Interesting
- Curious
- Authentic
- Indebted
- Narrative
- Genial
- Trifling
- Lively
- Satirical
- Unpublished
- Quaint
- Prose
- Telling
- Mozart
- Eccentric
- Boyish
- Funny
- Innumerable
- Literary
- Characteristic
- Miscellaneous
- Folklore
- Colorful
- Pleasing
- Pointless
- Delightful
- Poetical
- Amiable
- Fictitious
Wiktionary
ANECDOTE, noun. A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
ANECDOTE, noun. An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
ANECDOTE, noun. A previously untold secret account of an incident.
Dictionary definition
ANECDOTE, noun. Short account of an incident (especially a biographical one).
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.