Category: Inspiration
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Subtle Names Based On Anime Characters Part 3
Here are some character name ideas based on anime characters. These are names that I think are subtle enough that they can be used on non-Japanese characters without a reader realizing that they’re named after an anime character. Some are western names, and others are Japanese but wouldn’t raise too many eyebrows outside of Japanese…
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Prognostication
Noun Definition: a forecast or prediction Ex. No matter how often the meteorologist’s prognostications were wrong, he never got fired.
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Subtle Names Based On Anime Characters Part 2
Here are some character name ideas based on anime characters. These are names that I think are subtle enough that they can be used on non-Japanese characters without a reader realizing that they’re named after an anime character. Some are western names, and others are Japanese but wouldn’t raise too many eyebrows outside of Japanese…
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Furtive
Adj. Definition: taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret Ex. The couple shared furtive glances throughout the business meeting. Adj. Definition: sly; shifty: Ex. Mr. Surei was a furtive man who was always trying to get one over somebody
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Subtle Names Based on Anime Characters Part 1
Here are some character name ideas based on anime characters. These are names that I think are subtle enough that they can be used on non-Japanese characters without a reader realizing that they’re named after an anime character. Some are western names, and others are Japanese but wouldn’t raise too many eyebrows outside of Japanese…
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Calabash
Noun Definition: a tropical American tree, Crescentia cujete, of the bignonia family, bearing large, gourdlike fruit Ex. My mother warned me not to sit underneath the calabash tree in case one of its gourds fell. Noun Definition: a bottle, kettle, ladle, etc., made from such a shell Ex. My uncle gifted my mother a few…
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Curlicue
Noun Definition: an ornamental, fancy curl or twist, as in a signature Ex. The graphologist could tell the signature was fraudulent by its lack of curlicue.
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Glib
Adjective Definition: readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so Ex. Mrs. Dupree was a glib talker who would gossip about everyone and anyone Adjective Definition: easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners Ex. To the upper class of Brighton, Ashley’s glib manner was a sign of her poor breeding.
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Stodgy
Adjective Definition: heavy, dull, or uninteresting; tediously commonplace; boring Ex. The writer’s style was incredibly stodgy, making it difficult for the students to read for long. Adjective Definition: old-fashioned; unduly formal and traditional Ex. The father’s obsession with upholding the family’s stodgy traditions pushed away his adult children. Adjective Definition: dull; graceless; inelegant Ex. The woman expressed her…
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Jamboree
Noun Definition: a large gathering, as of a political party or the teams of a sporting league, often including a program of speeches and entertainment. Ex. The candidate held a jamboree in order to rally their supporters. Noun Definition: any large gathering with a partylike atmosphere Ex. The festival was quite the jamboree, a nice…
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