allusion (noun)

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• allusion — ► NOUN ▪ an indirect reference to something. DERIVATIVES allusive adjective allusively adverb allusiveness noun …   English terms dictionary

• allusion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, direct ▪ frequent ▪ indirect, subtle, vague, veiled ▪ She was made uncomfortable by …   Collocations dictionary

• allusion — (n.) 1540s, from L. allusionem (nom. allusio) a playing with, a reference to, noun of action from pp. stem of alludere (see ALLUDE (Cf. allude)). An allusion is never an outright or explicit mention of the person or thing the speaker seems to… …   Etymology dictionary

• allusion — noun Etymology: Late Latin allusion , allusio, from Latin alludere Date: 1548 1. an implied or indirect reference especially in literature; also the use of such references 2. the act of alluding to or hinting at something • allusive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• allusion — noun the town s name is an allusion to its founding family Syn: reference to, mention of, suggestion of, hint to, intimation of, comment on, remark on …   Thesaurus of popular words

• allusion — noun /ʌˈlu.ʒən/ An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication. <! material copied from Websters Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) …   Wiktionary

• allusion — noun (C, U) something that is said or written that brings attention to a particular subject in a way that is not direct (+ to): Eliot s poetry is full of allusions to other works of literature. allusive /sIv/ adjective allusively adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• allusion — UK [əˈluːʒ(ə)n] / US [əˈluʒ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms allusion : singular allusion plural allusions formal a statement that refers to something in an indirect way Horvath made an allusion to some problems in his past …   English dictionary

• allusion — al|lu|sion [əˈlu:ʒən] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: allusio, from Latin alludere; ALLUDE] something said or written that mentions a subject, person etc indirectly allusion to ▪ The committee made no allusion to the former… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• allusion — al|lu|sion [ ə luʒn ] noun count or uncount a statement that refers to something in an indirect way: Horvath made an allusion to some problems in his past …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• allusion — /əˈluʒən / (say uh loohzhuhn) noun 1. a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to the classics. 2. Obsolete a metaphor. {Latin allūsio a playing with} –allusional, adjective …