Meanings
adjectiveallergic (comparative more allergic, superlative most allergic)
comparative more allergic · superlative most allergic
- Of or pertaining to allergy.
- Having an allergy.
I am allergic to cats.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
- Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
- Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
- Proto-Hellenic*wérgon
- Ancient Greekἔργον (érgon)
- GermanAllergie
- Englishallergy
- Englishallergic
Translations
Afrikaans allergies
- allergieshaving an allergy
Catalan al·lèrgic, al·lèrgic
- al·lèrgicpertaining to allergy
- al·lèrgichaving an allergy
Chinese Mandarin 過敏的 /过敏的, 過敏性的 /过敏性的
- 過敏的 /过敏的 (guòmǐn de)pertaining to allergy
- 過敏性的 /过敏性的 (guòmǐnxìng de)pertaining to allergy
- 過敏 /过敏 (guòmǐn)having an allergy
- 過敏性 /过敏性 (guòmǐnxìng)having an allergy
- 敏感 (mǐngǎn)excessively sensitive
- 過敏 /过敏 (guòmǐn)excessively sensitive
Czech alergický, alergický
- alergickýpertaining to allergy
- alergickýhaving an allergy
Dutch allergisch, allergisch
- allergischpertaining to allergy
- allergischhaving an allergy
- allergischexcessively sensitive
Estonian allergiline, allergiline
- allergilinepertaining to allergy
- allergilinehaving an allergy
Finnish allerginen, allerginen
- allerginenpertaining to allergy
- allerginenhaving an allergy
- allerginenexcessively sensitive
French allergique
- allergiquehaving an allergy
German allergisch, allergisch
- allergischpertaining to allergy
- allergischhaving an allergy
- allergischexcessively sensitive
Hebrew אָלֶרְגִּי, אָלֶרְגִּי
- אָלֶרְגִּי (alérgi)pertaining to allergy
- אָלֶרְגִּי (alérgi)having an allergy
Hungarian allergiás, allergiás
- allergiáspertaining to allergy
- allergiáshaving an allergy
Irish ailléirgeach, ailléirgeach
- ailléirgeachpertaining to allergy
- ailléirgeachhaving an allergy
Italian allergico, allergico
- allergicopertaining to allergy
- allergicohaving an allergy
Japanese アレルギー性の, アレルギーの
- アレルギー性の (arerugīsei no)pertaining to allergy
- アレルギーの (arerugī no)pertaining to allergy
- アレルギー性の (arerugīsei no)having an allergy
- アレルギーの (arerugī no)having an allergy
Polish alergiczny, uczuleniowy
- alergicznypertaining to allergy
- uczuleniowypertaining to allergy
- alergicznyhaving an allergy
- uczuleniowyhaving an allergy
- alergicznyexcessively sensitive
- uczuleniowyexcessively sensitive
- alergikTranslations
- alergiczkaTranslations
- uczuleniowiecTranslations
Portuguese alérgico, alérgico
- alérgicopertaining to allergy
- alérgicohaving an allergy
Romanian alergic, alergic
- alergicpertaining to allergy
- alergichaving an allergy
Russian аллерги́ческий, аллерги́чный
- аллерги́ческий (allergíčeskij)pertaining to allergy
- аллерги́чный (allergíčnyj)having an allergy
Spanish alérgico, alérgico
- alérgicopertaining to allergy
- alérgicohaving an allergy
Swedish allergisk, allergisk
- allergiskpertaining to allergy
- allergiskhaving an allergy
- allergiskexcessively sensitive
- allergikerTranslations
Turkish alerjik
- alerjikhaving an allergy
Ukrainian алергі́чний, алергі́йний
- алергі́чний (alerhíčnyj)pertaining to allergy
- алергі́йний (alerhíjnyj)pertaining to allergy
- але́ргік (alérhik)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with allergic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
allergic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allergic
MLA
“allergic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allergic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allergic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allergic.
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