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Definitions for Legend

[1] a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
[2] the body of stories of this kind, especially as they relate to a particular people, group, or clan: the winning of the West in American legend.
[3] an inscription, especially on a coat of arms, on a monument, under a picture, or the like.
[4] a table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining the symbols used. Compare key1(def 8) .
[5] Numismatics . inscription(def 8) .
[6] a collection of stories about an admirable person.
[7] a person who is the center of such stories: She became a legend in her own lifetime.
[8] Archaic . a story of the life of a saint, especially one stressing the miraculous or unrecorded deeds of the saint.
[9] Obsolete . a collection of such stories or stories like them.
[10] a popular story handed down from earlier times whose truth has not been ascertained
[11] a group of such stories the Arthurian legend
[12] a modern story that has taken on the characteristics of a traditional legendary tale
[13] a person whose fame or notoriety makes him a source of exaggerated or romanticized tales or exploits
[14] an inscription or title, as on a coin or beneath a coat of arms
[15] explanatory matter accompanying a table, map, chart, etc
[16] a story of the life of a saint a collection of such stories

Words related to Legend

myth, fiction, tale, folklore, fable, lore, mythology, tradition, saga, narrative, inscription, head, code, underline, device, cipher, rubric, key, table, motto

Words nearby Legend

legatine, legation, legato, legator, legco, legend, legendary, legendist, legendize, legendre, legendre equation

Origin of Legend

1300–50; 1900–05 for def 4 ; Middle English legende written account of a saint's life < Medieval Latin legenda literally, (lesson) to be read, noun use of feminine of Latin legendus, gerund of legere to read; so called because appointed to be read on respective saints' days

Words that may be confused with Legend

fable, legend, myth, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Legend

pre·leg·end , noun, adjective

Word origin for Legend

C14 (in the sense: a saint's life or a collection of saints' lives): from Medieval Latin legenda passages to be read, from Latin legere to read

Synonyms for Legend

fable, fiction, folklore, lore, myth, mythology, tale, tradition, narrative, saga, folk story, folk tale, mythos