Meanings
proper nounChenoweth (plural Chenoweths)
plural Chenoweths · alternative Chynoweth
- A surname from Cornish.
Looking at hundreds of campaigns over the last century, Chenoweth found that nonviolent campaigns are twice as likely to achieve their goals as violent campaigns.
2019 May 13, David Robson, “The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world”, in BBC
Origin
- Cornishchi“house”
- EnglishChenoweth
From Cornish chi (“house”) + nowydh (“new”).
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Chenoweth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chenoweth
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“Chenoweth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chenoweth. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chenoweth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chenoweth.
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