8 Letters
5 Consonants
3 Vowels
4 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use allegory as a noun in a sentence.
About Allegory
A 4 syllables noun and 8 letters with the letters a, e, g, l, o, r, and y, 5 consonants, 3 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letters eg. Allegory starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters a, al, all, alle, alleg, and the ending characters are y, ry, ory, gory, egory, . Allegory is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
Definition
An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Allegory is set as a sat word that starts with a, ends with y, 4 syllables, 3 vowels and 8 letters.
Pig Latin
Allegory in Pig Latin is said as "allegoryay or allegoryway".
Unigram
a | l | l | e | g | o | r | y
Bigram
al | ll | le | eg | go | or | ry
Trigram
all | lle | leg | ego | gor | ory
Quadrigram
alle | lleg | lego | egor | gory
Word Gram
Noun Examples
an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances;
an extended metaphor
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Allegory"

There are 177 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to allegory.

SynonymDefinition
Adventure Story
Allegoryan expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
an extended metaphor
Allusionpassing reference or indirect mention
Analogydrawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
"the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"
"the models show by analogy how matter is built up"
Apologuea short moral story (often with animal characters)
Arcane Meaning
Assumptionthe act of taking possession of or power over something
"his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"
"the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"
"he acquired all the company''s assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the compan
Balancea scale for weighing
depends on pull of gravity
Balancinggetting two things to correspond
"the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement"
Bedtime Story

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from allegory.

Anagram Definition
Allegoryan expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
an extended metaphor

View English words with the unique letters used in allegory. Words With The Letters Aeglory

Derives

Allegory derives from 2 words.

Word Definition
Allegorisemake into an allegory
"The story was allegorized over time"
Allegorizemake into an allegory
"The story was allegorized over time"

Hypernyms

Allegory has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Expressive Style
Stylea slender bristlelike or tubular process
"a cartilaginous style"





     

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