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When I was twelve, I started reading Eudora Welty, Thomas Wolfe, Flannery O'Connor, James Agee, and - do we dare breathe the name - William Faulkner.
Frances Mayes

Meaning of "Welty" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WELTY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WELTY

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Welty is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WELTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Welty

Welty is a surname, and may refer to: ▪ Benjamin F. Welty, American politician from Ohio; U.S. representative 1917–21 ▪ Chris Welty, American computer scientist ▪ Eudora Welty, American author and photographer ▪ Harry Welty, American school board chairman in Duluth, Minnesota ▪ John Welty, American college administrator; president of California State University at Fresno since 1991 ▪ Rachel Perry Welty, American photographer ▪ Ron Welty, American punk-rock drummer ▪ Timothy Welty, American fireman from New York City; killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks...

Definition of Welty in the English dictionary

The definition of Welty in the dictionary is Eudora. 1909–2001, US novelist and short-story writer, noted for her depiction of life in the Mississippi delta. Her novels include Delta Wedding and The Optimist's Daughter.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WELTY


admiralty
ˈædmərəltɪ
balti
ˈbɔːltɪ
casualty
ˈkæʒjʊəltɪ
cruelty
ˈkruːəltɪ
difficulty
ˈdɪfɪkəltɪ
faculty
ˈfækəltɪ
faulty
ˈfɔːltɪ
guilty
ˈɡɪltɪ
kelty
ˈkɛltɪ
loyalty
ˈlɔɪəltɪ
melty
ˈmeltɪ
novelty
ˈnɒvəltɪ
penalty
ˈpɛnəltɪ
realty
ˈrɪəltɪ
royalty
ˈrɔɪəltɪ
salty
ˈsɔːltɪ
sheltie
ˈʃɛltɪ
specialty
ˈspɛʃəltɪ
subtlety
ˈsʌtəltɪ
volti
ˈvəʊltɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WELTY

Welsh Nationalist
Welsh Office
Welsh poppy
Welsh rabbit
Welsh springer spaniel
Welsh terrier
welsher
Welshman
Welshman´s button
Welshmen
Welshwoman
Welshwomen
welt
Weltanschauung
welter
welterweight
Weltpolitik
Weltschmerz
welwitschia
Welwyn Garden City

WORDS THAT END LIKE WELTY

anticruelty
brand loyalty
child cruelty
culty
Dean of Faculty
death penalty
degree of difficulty
felty
frailty
malty
mental cruelty
owelty
persistent cruelty
plead guilty
shelty
silty
the death penalty
theatre of cruelty
university faculty
viceroyalty

Synonyms and antonyms of Welty in the English dictionary of synonyms

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يلتي
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Welty

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4 QUOTES WITH «WELTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Welty.
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Karl Marlantes
I was given the ability to create stories and characters. That's my part of the long chain of writers, publishers, agents, booksellers, librarians, and a host of others who eventually deliver literature to the world. I want to do for others what Eudora Welty did for me.
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Frances Mayes
When I was twelve, I started reading Eudora Welty, Thomas Wolfe, Flannery O'Connor, James Agee, and - do we dare breathe the name - William Faulkner.
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Donna Tartt
So I'm not a Southern writer in the commonly held sense of the term, like Faulkner or Eudora Welty, who took the South for their entire literary environment and subject matter.
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Carol Windley
It wasn't until I started to read short stories - by people like Alice Munro, Mavis Gallant, John Updike... Eudora Welty - that I became excited about the possibilities of writing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WELTY»

Discover the use of Welty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Welty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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One Writer's Beginnings
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author sketches her early life and discusses growing up in the South.
Eudora Welty, 1995
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Understanding Eudora Welty
Offering fresh insights into the work of one of America's classic fiction writers, Understanding Eudora Welty provides close readings of Welty's novels and short stories and the memoir One Writer's Beginnings at the same time that it sifts ...
Michael Kreyling, 1999
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The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
This complete collection includes all the published stories of Eudora Welty.
Eudora Welty, 1982
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Occasions: Selected Writings
A collection of essays, tributes, stories, reviews, comments, parodies and even a recipe by Eudora Welty. A treasury of hard-to-find stories, essays, tributes, and humor from a literary master
Eudora Welty, Pearl Amelia McHaney, 2009
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Welty: A Life in Literature
The essays in this collection convey the scholarly pleasure one finds in studying the works of Eudora Welty. Although they employ varying critical methodologies, pleasure is at the source of the examinations published in this book.
Albert J. Devlin, 1987
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On Writing
Like The Elements of Style, On Writing is concise and fundamental, authoritative and timeless—as was Eudora Welty herself. From the Hardcover edition.
Eudora Welty, 2011
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Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty is both a master storyteller and a superb prose-poet, who combines populist and elitist elements in her art.
Harold Bloom, 2009
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The Shoe Bird
Eudora Welty's only book written for children, the charming story of a shoe-store parrot named Arturo and his many feathered friends
Eudora Welty, 1964
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More Conversations with Eudora Welty
In interviews covering the years since 1983, Eudora Welty discusses her parents, friends, writers, and childhood
Peggy Whitman Prenshaw, 1996
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The Golden Apples
First published in 1949, THE GOLDEN APPLES is an acutely observed, richly atmospheric portrayal of small town life in Morgana, Mississippi.
Eudora Welty, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WELTY»

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Review: Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald, Conjoined by a Torrent …
If there's anything left to be said about Eudora Welty, let it be this: She could make even home renovation sound remarkable. “Knocking and pounding and once ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Inside Rockland's crackdown on illegal housing
Brian Welty, an inspector with the Rockland County Health Department, visited the building Wednesday morning, finding more than 20 violations — a rotted ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
3
Gene C. Welty (1932-2015)
Gene C. Welty, an editor who worked on the sports copy desk of The Blade for many years, died Friday at Brookdale Assisted Living in Bowling Green. He was ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
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'Sister Uses Her Head' Read In Tribute To Author Eudora Welty
They gathered at the Goat Farm Arts Center to celebrate the release of "The Eudora Welty Portrait Reader," a publication that includes illustrations of the writer ... «WABE 90.1 FM, Jul 15»
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Southern writer Welty grasped racists' 'world of hate'
Nicolaus Mills is professor of American studies at Sarah Lawrence College. His most recent book is "Every Army Man Is with You: The Cadets Who Won the ... «CNN, Jun 15»
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Brim with history: Each vintage hat represents 'someone's story …
That is what happened when Anne-Marie Welty's father, Tim, gave her a hat. Mr. Welty has two lifelong interests: history and antiques. He taught history at ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»
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Harry Welty wants school board to reimburse Art Johnston
Fellow board member Harry Welty says he'll make a proposal next week to have the school district reimburse Johnston for his legal costs in suing the school ... «Northland's NewsCenter, May 15»
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Unity man collects bits of Westmoreland County history
Welty, 75, has spent decades scouring garage sales, flea markets, auctions and eBay listings for postcards and knick-knacks from this area's history. Every item ... «Tribune-Review, Apr 15»
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On Her 106th Birthday, WABE Celebrates Author Eudora Welty
In memory of Eudora Welty, we celebrate her 106th birthday today. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author penned novels and short stories about the American South ... «WABE 90.1 FM, Apr 15»
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Families Of Sept. 11 Victims Watch Guantanamo Hearings With …
Meanwhile, the very possibility of the death penalty is opposed by 78-year-old Adele Welty, whose son Timothy, a firefighter, died at the World Trade Center. «NPR, Feb 15»

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