Definition essays can be easy enough - sometimes even a bit dull. If you want to draw a bit more attention to your writing and try something a bit different, then try one of these 19 topic ideas that will certain get you noticed by your professor.
The exact nature of goodness is something that has been debated since Ancient times.
Often self-confidence can seem like arrogance and the other way around. What defines self-confidence?
This debate is still raging on because it is such a difficult one.
Trust is such a multi-faceted thing that getting just one definition is very tricky.
With so many different types, what makes an ‘artist’ is hard to capture exactly.
What makes someone racist? What do they have to do, say and think?
Is there any justified discrimination?
Are humans animals? Does anything set us apart from other animals?
What makes a marriage? Is it just a legal term or something more?
What makes someone faithful as opposed to faithless? To what extent can ‘trust’ be defined in the same way?
What makes something funny? Is humour subjective?
Everyone gets peace of mind in different ways. Does this make it different for everyone?
What does it mean to respect someone? Does respect depend on the circumstances you are in?
This is a great one to right about in light of the recent leaks of nude photos of celebrity. Is the right to privacy universal? If not, is it a ‘right’?
This loose term has evaded exact definition for years.
Is it optimism, pessimism or realism? What does it mean to be optimistic?
Once again, this is a topic that has been debated hotly since ancient times and is yet to be perfectly captured.
‘Success’ means something different to everyone. Can it have just one definition, or are there many? Is there even as many as one definition per person in the world?
What makes a person intelligent? Is it the same or different from a person being ‘clever’? Does it have to do with grades and academia, or with being street smart and worldly-wise?