Word Meanings - DONNEE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Lit., given; hence, in a literary work, as a drama or tale, that which is assumed as to characters, situation, etc., as a basis for the plot or story. W. E. Henley. That favorite romance donnée of the heir kept out of his own. Saintsbury.

Related words: (words related to DONNEE)

• ASSUMABLE
  That may be assumed.
• STORY-WRITER
  1. One who writes short stories, as for magazines. 2. An historian; a chronicler. "Rathums, the story-writer." 1 Esdr. ii. 17.
• FAVORITE
  Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II. Farquhar. (more info) p.p. of OF. favorir, cf. It. favorito, frm. favorita, fr. favorire to 1. A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with
• STORYBOOK
  A book containing stories, or short narratives, either true or false.
• ASSUMEDLY
  By assumption.
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• ASSUMER
  One who assumes, arrogates, pretends, or supposes. W. D. Whitney.
• ASSUMPTIVE
  Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by assumption; making unwarranted claims. -- As*sump"tive*ly, adv. Assumptive arms , originally, arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without
• DRAMATIZATION
  Act of dramatizing.
• DRAMATIZE
  To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, or an historical episode. They dramatized tyranny for public execration. Motley.
• ASSUMABLY
  By way of assumption.
• WHICH
  the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
• DRAMATURGY
  The art of dramatic composition and representation.
• STORY-TELLER
  1. One who tells stories; a narrator of anecdotes,incidents, or fictitious tales; as, an amusing story-teller. 2. An historian; -- in contempt. Swift. 3. A euphemism or child's word for "a liar."
• DRAMATURGIC
  Relating to dramaturgy.
• ASSUMED
  1. Supposed. 2. Pretended; hypocritical; make-believe; as, an assumed character.
• BASISOLUTE
  Prolonged at the base, as certain leaves.
• ASSUMING
  Pretentious; taking much upon one's self; presumptuous. Burke.
• DRAMATURGIST
  One versed in dramaturgy. Carlyle.
• HENCE
  ending; cf. -wards), also hen, henne, hennen, heonnen, heonene, AS. heonan, heonon, heona, hine; akin to OHG. hinnan, G. hinnen, OHG. 1. From this place; away. "Or that we hence wend." Chaucer. Arise, let us go hence. John xiv. 31. I will send
• NON ASSUMPSIT
  The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit.
• SARGASSUM
  A genus of algæ including the gulf weed.
• HEREHENCE
  From hence.
• WHENCEFORTH
  From, or forth from, what or which place; whence. Spenser.
• NECROMANCER
  One who practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard.
• THENCEFROM
  From that place.
• CLERESTORY
  See CLEARSTORY
• FALDISTORY
  The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel. (more info) faldstuol; faldan, faltan, to fold + stuol stool. So called because it could be folded or laid together. See Fold, and
• SARCOBASIS
  A fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells, which contain but few seeds and cohere about a common style, as in the mallows.