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Showing words for ALLEGORY using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Allegory

allegory

7 Letter Words for Allegory

allegro, allergy, gallery, largely, loyaler, regally

6 Letter Words for Allegory

argyle, egally, galler, galley, galore, gleary, gloeal, goaler, gollar, goller, grayle, grylle, loreal, oleary, orally, orlage, rallye, really, regalo, rolley, royale

5 Letter Words for Allegory

agley, algol, algor, aller, alley, alloy, alogy, argel, argle, argol, aygre, early, egall, elayl, elogy, ergal, galey, gally, garle, gayer, gelly, glare, glary, gloea, glore, glory, goary, golly, goral, goyle, gyral, lager, lagly, large, largo, largy, layer, leary, legal, legoa, loral, lorel, loyal, ogler, orage, orale, orgal, rally, rayle, realo, regal, relay, rolag, royal, yager, yerga

4 Letter Words for Allegory

aero, ager, agly, allo, ally, aloe, areg, argo, arle, aryl, ayre, earl, egal, egol, eorl, eral, ergo, eyra, gael, gale, gall, gare, gary, geal, gear, gell, geol, gery, glar, gley, glor, gloy, goal, goar, goel, goer, gola, gole, goll, gora, gore, gory, gray, gyal, gyle, gyre, gyro, laer, lalo, lare, leal, lear, ller, llyr, loge, logy, lora, lore, lory, lyra, lyre, oary, ogle, ogre, olea, olla, orae, oral, orgy, orle, orly, oyer, rage, rale, rall, real, rego, rely, roey, role, roll, ryal, yale, yare, yarl, year, yell, ygoe, yoga, yore

3 Letter Words for Allegory

aer, age, ago, agr, agy, ale, alg, all, alo, aly, aor, are, arg, ary, aye, ayr, ear, ego, ela, ell, era, erg, eyl, eyr, gal, gar, gay, gel, geo, ger, gey, goa, gol, gor, goy, gra, gro, gry, gye, lag, lao, lar, lay, lea, leg, leo, ler, ley, loa, loe, log, lor, loy, lye, oar, oer, ola, ole, ora, ore, org, orl, ory, oye, rag, ray, rea, reg, rel, rle, rly, roe, rog, rya, rye, yag, yar, yea, yeo, yer, ygo, yoe, yor

Definitions for Allegory

[1] a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
[2] a symbolical narrative: the allegory of Piers Plowman.
[3] emblem(def 3) .
[4] a poem, play, picture, etc, in which the apparent meaning of the characters and events is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning
[5] the technique or genre that this represents
[6] use of such symbolism to illustrate truth or a moral
[7] anything used as a symbol or emblem

Words related to Allegory

figuration, parable, emblem, myth, symbol, story, tale, moral, fable, symbolism, apologue, symbolization, typification

Words nearby Allegory

allegiant, allegorical, allegorist, allegoristic, allegorize, allegory, allegra, allegretto, allegri, allegro, allegro, l'

Origin of Allegory

1350–1400; Middle English allegorie < Latin allēgoria < Greek allēgoría, derivative of allēgoreîn to speak so as to imply something other. See allo-, agora1 Greek agoreúein to speak, proclaim, orig. meant to act (e.g., speak) in the assembly

Word origin for Allegory

C14: from Old French allegorie, from Latin allēgoria, from Greek, from allēgorein to speak figuratively, from allos other + agoreuein to make a speech in public, from agora a public gathering

Synonyms for Allegory

apologue, emblem, fable, figuration, moral, myth, parable, story, symbol, symbolism, symbolization, tale, typification