allegorical

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US/ˌæl.ɪˈɡɔɹ.ɪ.kəl/

adjective

Of, relating to, or containing allegory.

“c. 1717, Alexander Pope, remarks on Thomas Parnell's Battle of the Frogs and Mice An allegorical application.”

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Meanings

adjectiveallegorical (comparative more allegorical, superlative most allegorical)

comparative more allegorical · superlative most allegorical

  1. Of, relating to, or containing allegory.

    c. 1717, Alexander Pope, remarks on Thomas Parnell's Battle of the Frogs and Mice An allegorical application.

    1 more example

    Allegorical being […] that kind of language which says one thing, but means another.

    1861, Friedrich Max Müller, Lectures on the Science of Language

    Synonyms: allegoric

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, relating to, or containing allegory.

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More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveused in or characteristic of or containing allegory

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allegoricrepresentative
Also see
allegoricallegoristicfigurativerepresentative

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Latin allēgoricus + -al. By surface analysis, allegory + -ical.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀλληγορικός
  • ἀλληγορικός (allēgorikós)of, relating to, or containing allegory
Bulgarian алегоричен
  • алегоричен (alegoričen)of, relating to, or containing allegory
Catalan al·legòric
  • al·legòricof, relating to, or containing allegory
Czech alegorický
  • alegorickýof, relating to, or containing allegory
Danish allegorisk
  • allegoriskof, relating to, or containing allegory
Dutch allegorisch
  • allegorischof, relating to, or containing allegory
Esperanto alegoria
  • alegoriaof, relating to, or containing allegory
Finnish allegorinen
  • allegorinenof, relating to, or containing allegory
French allégorique
  • allégoriqueof, relating to, or containing allegory
German allegorisch, sinnbildlich
  • allegorischof, relating to, or containing allegory
  • sinnbildlichof, relating to, or containing allegory
Greek αλληγορικός
  • αλληγορικός (alligorikós)of, relating to, or containing allegory
Hungarian allegorikus, jelképes
  • allegorikusof, relating to, or containing allegory
  • jelképesof, relating to, or containing allegory
Icelandic líkingarfullur
  • líkingarfullurof, relating to, or containing allegory
Italian allegorico
  • allegoricoof, relating to, or containing allegory
Latvian alegorisks
  • alegorisksof, relating to, or containing allegory
Polish alegoryczny
  • alegorycznyof, relating to, or containing allegory
Portuguese alegórico
  • alegóricoof, relating to, or containing allegory
Russian аллегори́ческий
  • аллегори́ческий (allegoríčeskij)of, relating to, or containing allegory
Scottish Gaelic samhlachail
  • samhlachailof, relating to, or containing allegory
Spanish alegórico
  • alegóricoof, relating to, or containing allegory
Swedish allegorisk
  • allegoriskof, relating to, or containing allegory
Ukrainian алегори́чний
  • алегори́чний (alehorýčnyj)of, relating to, or containing allegory
Cite this entry
APA

allegorical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegorical

MLA

“allegorical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegorical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allegorical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegorical.

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