nominative determinism
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "A little-known aspect of pop sociology called nominative determinism intrigued Rory Honeyman for a very good reason. Except for a concatenation of historical accidents, he would have fallen under its purview himself."
- "I need hardly add that he is a prime example of that scientific principle known as nominative determinism — being a man who uses telescopes, called I. Glass!"
- "Nominative determinism is usually applied to the idea that someone's name may influence their future. Would Usain Bolt have run as swiftly with the name “Usain Plod”?"
Usage
Phrases
nomen est omen