n. a name given to a literary character that is descriptive of a quality or trait of the character
Truman Capote gave hisprotagonist the charactonym Holly Golightly.
Truman Capote gave hisprotagonist the charactonym Holly Golightly.
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named for a trait; name describing a trait; named for a quality
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4 syllables
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