Associations to the word «Allusion»
Noun
- Utterance
- Apocalypse
- Myth
- Coleridge
- Metamorphosis
- Conceit
- Psalm
- Prologue
- Preface
- Obscurity
- Annotation
- Elegy
- Applause
- Blending
- Poetry
- Passage
- Prometheus
- Milton
- Poet
- Authorship
- Wit
- Emblem
- Ulysses
- Israelites
- Canto
- Gospel
- Plato
- Sermon
- Vocabulary
- Frankenstein
- Fondness
- Propriety
- Dylan
- Revelation
- Deluge
- Tale
- Marlowe
- Cite
- Joke
- Personage
- Richness
- Jest
- Tact
- Compliment
- Ballad
- Wording
- Literature
- Subtlety
- Horace
- Delicacy
- Mention
- Motto
- Zeus
- Homosexuality
- Footnote
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
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.