allegorical

allegorical
Synonyms and related words:
allegoric, anagogic, associational, connotational, connotative, definable, denotational, denotative, expressive, extended, extensional, fabulous, fictional, figurative, full of meaning, full of point, full of substance, indicative, intelligible, intensional, interpretable, legendary, meaning, meaningful, meaty, metaphorical, mythic, mythological, mythopoeic, mythopoetic, parabolic, pithy, pointed, pregnant, readable, referential, romantic, romanticized, sententious, significant, significative, substantial, suggestive, symbolic, transferred

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  • allegorical — index demonstrative (illustrative) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • allegorical — (adj.) 1520s, from Fr. allégorique, from L. allegoricus, from Gk. allegorikos (see ALLEGORY (Cf. allegory)). Earlier form was allegoric (late 14c.). Related: Allegorically …   Etymology dictionary

  • allegorical — [adj] symbolic emblematic, figurative, illustrative, metaphorical, parabolic, symbolizing, typifying; concept 582 Ant. not representative, untypical …   New thesaurus

  • allegorical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ constituting or containing allegory. DERIVATIVES allegoric adjective allegorically adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • allegorical — [al΄ə gôr′i kəl, al΄əgär′i kəl] adj. 1. of or characteristic of allegory 2. that is or contains an allegory: Also allegoric allegorically adv …   English World dictionary

  • Allegorical — Allegoric Al le*gor ic, Allegorical Al le*gor ic*al, a. [F. all[ e]gorique, L. allegorius, fr. Gr. ?. See {Allegory}.] Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. An allegoric… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • allegorical — allegorically, adv. allegoricalness, n. /al i gawr i keuhl, gor /, adj. consisting of or pertaining to allegory; of the nature of or containing allegory; figurative: an allegorical poem; an allegorical meaning. Also, allegoric. [1520 30; < LL… …   Universalium

  • allegorical — [[t]æ̱lɪgɒ̱rɪk(ə)l, AM gɔ͟ːr [/t]] ADJ GRADED An allegorical story, poem, or painting uses allegory. Every Russian knows the allegorical novel The Master And Margarita. Syn: symbolic …   English dictionary

  • allegorical — /æləˈgɒrɪkəl/ (say aluh gorikuhl) adjective consisting of or relating to allegory; of the nature of or containing allegory; figurative: an allegorical poem; allegorical meaning. Also, allegoric. –allegorically, adverb …  

  • allegorical — adj. Allegorical is used with these nouns: ↑reading …   Collocations dictionary

  • allegorical — adjective an allegorical painting Syn: symbolic, metaphorical, figurative, representative, emblematic …   Thesaurus of popular words

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