Associations to the word «Allusion»
Noun
- Quotation
- Pun
- Allegory
- Metaphor
- Ovid
- Proverb
- Shakespeare
- Imagery
- Symbolism
- Stanza
- Iliad
- Satire
- Epistle
- Sonnet
- Ode
- Fable
- Sarcasm
- Hearer
- Keats
- Anecdote
- Poem
- Irony
- Hint
- Rabbinic
- Wordsworth
- Inference
- Isaiah
- Connexion
- Mythology
- Testament
- Prose
- Scripture
- Epic
- Peculiarity
- Dante
- Epithet
- Verse
- Joyce
- Osiris
- Narrative
- Phrase
- Virgil
- Fragmentary
- Chaucer
- Reader
- Parallel
- Macbeth
- Herodotus
- Homer
- Remark
- Parody
- Eliot
- Humour
- Quote
- Dryden
- Motif
Adjective
Wiktionary
ALLUSION, noun. An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication.
Dictionary definition
ALLUSION, noun. Passing reference or indirect mention.
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.