aesopian
/iːˈsoʊpi.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Related to or concerning the Greek fabulist Aesop.
adj
Characteristic of Aesop's animal fables.
adj
Employing or having an ambiguous or allegorical meaning, especially a political meaning.
Example Sentences
- "When a government makes it impossible for people to talk about actions of the government that the population rejects, as often happened in Soviet times, those who still want to talk about such things and to bring to the attention of others their thoughts routinely turn to Aesopian language."
Etymology
From Latin Aesopius (“Aesopian”), from Ancient Greek Αἴσωπος (Aísōpos, “the famous Greek fabulist Aesop”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Aesopius, Αἴσωπος
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /iːˈsoʊpi.ən/
- British English: /iːˈsəʊpɪən/
Inflected Forms
more Aesopian (comparative)
most Aesopian (superlative)
Aesopean (alternative)
Æsopean (alternative, archaic)
Æsopian (alternative, archaic)
Esopean (alternative)
Esopian (alternative)