donnée
/ˈdɒneɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A given; in a literary work, that which is assumed as to characters, situation, etc., as a basis for the plot or story.
Example Sentences
- "We must grant the artist his subject, his idea, what the French call his donnée; our criticism is applied only to what he makes of it."
- "There is also some similarity between the general subject of both, which is that favourite romance donnée of the heir kept out of his own."
- "The donnée is from Boccaccio's Decameron, where a party of Florentine gentry flee to the countryside to escape the Black Death."
Etymology
Borrowed from French donnée.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈdɒneɪ/