Associations to the word «Barnum»

Wiktionary

BARNUM, proper noun. A surname​.
BARNUM EFFECT, noun. The tendency of individuals to give high accuracy ratings to descriptions of their personality that are in fact vague and general enough to apply to a wide range of people.

Dictionary definition

BARNUM, noun. United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891).

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin