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Showing words for ANECDOTE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Anecdote

anecdote

7 Letter Words for Anecdote

acetone, docetae, donatee, enacted, enodate, oceaned, oceanet, tacnode

6 Letter Words for Anecdote

acnode, atoned, cadent, canoed, canted, cedent, cenote, cetane, coated, coatee, coteen, deacon, decane, decant, decate, decent, decnet, decoat, denote, docent, donate, encode, octane, octene, tenace

5 Letter Words for Anecdote

acned, acone, acted, acton, adcon, anode, anted, atone, cadee, cadet, caned, canoe, canto, cento, coate, coden, coned, conta, contd, conte, cotan, coted, ctene, dance, dante, decan, decon, denat, denet, deota, donat, donec, donee, donet, eaned, eaten, ectad, enact, enate, enode, entad, entea, noted, oaten, ocean, octad, octan, oncet, teade, teaed, tecon, teend, tendo, todea, toned

4 Letter Words for Anecdote

aced, acne, aden, adet, adon, ance, anet, ante, ated, atoc, cade, cand, cane, cant, caon, cate, cede, cene, cent, cete, coat, coda, code, coed, cond, cone, cont, cote, dace, dane, dant, date, dato, dean, deco, deen, deet, dene, dent, detn, doat, doen, dona, done, dont, dote, ecad, ecod, econ, ecto, edea, eden, ende, endo, ened, ento, eoan, eten, etna, eton, nace, nato, neat, need, neet, nete, node, nota, note, octa, odea, onca, once, tace, taco, tade, taed, taen, tane, tead, tean, teca, teed, teen, tend, tene, toad, toda, tode, toea, toed, tone

3 Letter Words for Anecdote

ace, act, adc, ade, ado, anc, and, ane, ant, ate, cad, can, cat, cee, cen, ceo, cod, con, cot, cte, ctn, cto, dae, dan, dao, dat, dca, dea, dec, dee, den, det, dna, doa, doc, doe, don, dot, ead, ean, eat, eco, ect, edo, eec, een, enc, end, ene, eon, eta, etc, nad, nae, nat, nco, nea, ned, nee, neo, net, noa, nod, not, oad, oat, oca, oct, oda, ode, ona, one, ont, otc, tad, tan, tao, tea, tec, ted, tee, ten, toa, toc, tod, toe, ton

Definitions for Anecdote

[1] a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
[2] a short, obscure historical or biographical account.
[3] a short usually amusing account of an incident, esp a personal or biographical one

Words related to Anecdote

sketch, episode, narration, reminiscence, yarn, tale, narrative, gag, incident, relation, recital, chestnut

Words nearby Anecdote

ane, anear, anecdata, anecdotage, anecdotal, anecdote, anecdotic, anecdotist, anecdysis, anechoic, anectasis

Origin of Anecdote

1670–80; < New Latin anecdota or French anecdotes < Late Greek, Greek anékdota things unpublished (referring especially to Procopius' unpublished memoirs of Justinian and Theodora), neuter plural of anékdotos, equivalent to an- an-1 + ékdotos given out, verbal adjective of ekdidónai to give out, publish (ek- ec- + didónai to give)

Words that may be confused with Anecdote

anecdote, antedate, antidote

Word origin for Anecdote

C17: from Medieval Latin anecdota unpublished items, from Greek anekdotos unpublished, from an- + ekdotos published, from ekdidonai, from ek- out + didonai to give

Synonyms for Anecdote

episode, gag, narration, narrative, reminiscence, short story, sketch, tale, tall tale, yarn, chestnut, incident, recital, relation, fairy tale, fish story, long and short of it, old chestnut, tall story