English words starting with alle - page 1

Meanings of Allegorising:

verb

Interpret or represent symbolically.

Usage examples:

The picture is interpreted as allegorizing an alienated society

Meanings of Allegorism:

noun

Allegorical interpretation; specifically the method of interpreting scripture allegorically rather than literally. compare "allegorist".

Meanings of Allegoristic:

adjective

That employs allegory; allegorical.

Meanings of Allegorize:

verb

Interpret or represent symbolically.

Usage examples:

The picture is interpreted as allegorizing an alienated society

Meanings of Allegorized:

verb

Interpret or represent symbolically.

Usage examples:

The picture is interpreted as allegorizing an alienated society

Meanings of Allegorizer:

noun

A person who allegorizes or who uses allegory, especially one who interprets scripture allegorically; an allegorist.

Meanings of Allegorizing:

verb

Interpret or represent symbolically.

Usage examples:

The picture is interpreted as allegorizing an alienated society

Meanings of Allegory:

noun

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Usage examples:

Pilgrim's progress is an allegory of the spiritual journey

Meanings of Allegresse:

noun

Joyfulness, cheerfulness; liveliness.

Meanings of Allegretto:

adverb

(especially as a direction) at a fairly brisk speed.

Usage examples:

She chose to create a five-movement structure that begins quite slowly and concludes allegretto

adjective

Performed at a fairly brisk speed.

Usage examples:

The tempo becomes virtually funereal until the music transitions into the allegretto finale

noun

A movement or piece marked to be played fairly briskly.

Usage examples:

There are more sensuous pauses and pensive gulfs between his allegrettos and adagios.

Meanings of Allegrettos:

noun

A movement or piece marked to be played fairly briskly.

Usage examples:

There are more sensuous pauses and pensive gulfs between his allegrettos and adagios.

adverb

(especially as a direction) at a fairly brisk speed.

Usage examples:

She chose to create a five-movement structure that begins quite slowly and concludes allegretto

adjective

Performed at a fairly brisk speed.

Usage examples:

The tempo becomes virtually funereal until the music transitions into the allegretto finale

Meanings of Allegro:

adverb

(especially as a direction) at a brisk speed.

Usage examples:

The first movement proceeds allegro

adjective

Performed at a brisk speed.

Usage examples:

He imbues the allegro finale with a combination of menace and firm resolve

noun

A movement, passage, or composition marked to be performed allegro.

Usage examples:

He couldn't write a symphonic allegro to save his life.

Meanings of Allegros:

noun

A movement, passage, or composition marked to be performed allegro.

Usage examples:

He couldn't write a symphonic allegro to save his life.

adverb

(especially as a direction) at a brisk speed.

Usage examples:

The first movement proceeds allegro

adjective

Performed at a brisk speed.

Usage examples:

He imbues the allegro finale with a combination of menace and firm resolve

Meanings of Allele:

noun

Each of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.

Usage examples:

This result is consistent with the idea that the five members of the group are alleles of the same …

Meanings of Alleles:

noun

Each of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.

Usage examples:

This result is consistent with the idea that the five members of the group are alleles of the same …

Meanings of Alleleu:

exclamation

Expressing distress, horror, surprise, etc.

Meanings of Allelism:

noun

The existence of allelic forms of a gene; the state of having or occurring as two or more alleles.

Meanings of Allelisms:

noun

The existence of allelic forms of a gene; the state of having or occurring as two or more alleles.

Meanings of Allelomorph:

noun

Another term for allele.

Meanings of Allelomorphism:

noun

= allelism .

Meanings of Allelopathy:

noun

The chemical inhibition of one plant (or other organism) by another, due to the release into the environment of substances acting as germination or growth inhibitors.

Usage examples:

It can provide a potent mixture of allelopathy and shade for the soil, inhibiting weed seed germina…

Meanings of Allelotropism:

noun

Allotropy.

Meanings of Alleluia:

exclamation

God be praised (uttered in worship or as an expression of rejoicing).

Usage examples:

In the second - hallelujah! - the oldie in question is neither loveable nor crusty (hollywood's usu…

noun

An utterance of the word ‘hallelujah’ as an expression of worship or rejoicing.

Usage examples:

The reporter observed that this comment was met with amens and hallelujahs.

Meanings of Alleluias:

noun

An utterance of the word ‘hallelujah’ as an expression of worship or rejoicing.

exclamation

→  hallelujah

Meanings of Alleluiatic:

adjective

Relating to or consisting of an alleluia.