Definition of APOLOGUE

apologue

Meanings

Plural: apologues

Noun

  • a short moral story (often with animal characters)
  • A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.
  • The use of fable to persuade the audience.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French apologue, from Latin apologus from Ancient Greek ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “story, tale, fable”) from ἀπό- (apó-, “off, away from”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech”).

Synonyms

allegory, fable, parable

Scrabble Score: 11

apologue is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
apologue is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
apologue is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

apologue is a valid Words With Friends word