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

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche