i.e. a man called Mr Thin is a skinny guy or Mrs Round is Fat. or Mr Low is depressed.
Hope I'm making myself clear?
2006-10-18 23:01:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
As far as I know they're called aptronym. Aptronym, a word allegedly coined by United States newspaper columnist Franklin P. Adams, refers to a name that is aptly suited to its owner.*
2006-10-19 03:43:22 · answer #1 · answered by Earthling 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I'd use either archetypal , epitome or quintessential, in the following ways:
Mr Thin is the archetypal skinny guy.
Mrs Round is the epitome of fatness.
Mr Low is the quintessential depressed patient.
What a rich language we have!
2006-10-19 06:24:08 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smart!
2006-10-19 06:03:16 · answer #3 · answered by rockdodger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could say the description is apt, befitting or pertinent
2006-10-19 06:14:47 · answer #4 · answered by Delle C. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like father like son
2006-10-19 06:03:00 · answer #5 · answered by fair-and-squire 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you're talking about an onomatopoeia.
2006-10-19 06:03:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
**** - as in Bush
2006-10-22 11:37:15 · answer #7 · answered by manforallseasons 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
characteristic, typical,
2006-10-19 06:11:18 · answer #8 · answered by A5 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ironic
2006-10-19 06:07:46 · answer #9 · answered by daka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
icon ?
2006-10-19 06:22:11 · answer #10 · answered by pawan g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋