English-Thai Dictionary

allegorical

A แฝง ความหมาย  fang-kwam-mai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALLEGORIC, ALLEGORICAL

a.In the manner of allegory; figurative; describing by resemblances.

 

ALLEGORICALLY

adv. In a figurative manner; by way of allegory.

 

ALLEGORICALNESS

n.The quality of being allegorical.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALLEGORIC; ALLEGORICAL

Al `le *gor "ic, Al `le *gor "ic *al, a. Etym: [F. allégorique, L.allegorius, fr. Gr. Allegory. ]

 

Defn: Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. "An allegoric tale. " Falconer. "An allegorical application. " Pope. Allegorical being. .. that kind of language which says one thing, but means another. Max Miller. Al `le *gor "ic *al *ly, adv. -- Al `le *gor "ic *al *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

allegorical

al le gor i cal |ˌaliˈgôrikəl, -ˈgär -ˌæləˈɡɔrəkəl | ▶adjective constituting or containing allegory: an allegorical painting. DERIVATIVES al le gor ic adjective, al le gor i cal ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

allegorical

al ¦le ¦gor |ic ¦al |ˌalɪˈgɒrɪk (ə )l | ▶adjective constituting or containing allegory: an allegorical painting. DERIVATIVES allegoric adjective, allegorically adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

allegorical

allegorical adjective an allegorical painting: symbolic, metaphorical, figurative, representative, emblematic.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

allegorical

allegorical adjective an allegorical painting: symbolic, metaphorical, figurative, representative, emblematic, imagistic, mystical, parabolic, symbolizing; rare tropical. ANTONYMS literal.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

allegoric

al le gor ic -i cal /æ̀ləɡɔ́ːrɪk |-ɡɔ́r -//-k (ə )l /形容詞 寓話 （ぐうわ ）的な ; 寓意的な, 比喩的な .à l le g ó r i cal ly 副詞