apologue
noun
ap·o·logue ˈa-pə-ˌlȯg 
-ˌläg
: an allegorical narrative usually intended to convey a moral
Synonyms
- allegory
- fable
- parable
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Example Sentences
the film is an apologue of sorts, but the message is couched in a zany and action-filled plot
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin apologus "tale, fable," borrowed from Greek apólogos "tale, fable, allegory," from apo- apo- + lógos "word, speech, story" — more at legend
First Known Use
circa 1555, in the meaning defined above
apologue
noun
as in allegory
a story intended to teach a basic truth or moral about life the film is an apologue of sorts, but the message is couched in a zany and action-filled plot Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- allegory
- fable
- parable
- tale
- narrative
- mythology
- bestiary
- beast fable
- morality play
- myth
- legend
- someone's courage fails him
- someone's cup of tea
- someone's day
- someone's dreaming
- someone's guess is as good as mine
- someone's head is in a spin
- someone's head is spinning
- someone's head/mind is in a spin
- someone's heart is knocking
- someone's heart sinks
- someone's knees are knocking
- someone's life depends on
- someone's life depends on (something)
- someone's life depends on something
- someone's lips are sealed
- someone's lookout
- someone's memory lives on
- someone's mind is in a spin
- someone's mind is made up
- someone's mind is playing tricks on her
- someone's mind is playing tricks on him
- someone's mind is playing tricks on him/her
- someone's money's worth
- someone's name is mud
- someone's normal self