allegoric

1. 1.

   used in or characteristic of or containing allegory

   “allegorical stories”

   “an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army”

   Synonymsallegorical

   Similarrepresentative

Questions about allegoric

What does allegoric mean?

allegoric means "used in or characteristic of or containing allegory".

How many syllables are in allegoric?

allegoric has 4 syllables: al-le-go-ric. The stress falls on "go".

What is another word for allegoric?

Close synonyms include allegorical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is allegoric a common word?

allegoric is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.