Aesopian
UK/iːˈsəʊpɪən/US/iːˈsoʊpi.ən/
Aesopian adjective: related to or concerning the Greek fabulist Aesop.
Adjective
Aesopian (comparative more Aesopian, superlative most Aesopian)
- Related to or concerning the Greek fabulist Aesop.
- Characteristic of Aesop's animal fables.
- Employing or having an ambiguous or allegorical meaning, especially a political meaning.
- 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.2026 January 29, Paul A. Goble, “Aesopian Language Lives – Baikal Portal Carries Major Article on How Another Russian War to Annex Foreign Territory Sparked a Revolution at Home”, in Window on Eurasia
Aesopian meaning in Tamil
Aesopian in Tamil
- உட்பொருட்சொல்
Synonyms of Aesopian
Forms of Aesopian
| comparative | more Aesopian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Aesopian |
| alternative form | Aesopean |
| alternative form | Esopean |
| alternative form | Esopian |
| alternative form (archaic) | Æsopean |
| alternative form (archaic) | Æsopian |
Origin of Aesopian
From Latin Aesopius (“Aesopian”), from Ancient Greek Αἴσωπος (Aísōpos, “the famous Greek fabulist Aesop”).
Words formed from Aesopian
Questions about Aesopian
- What does Aesopian mean?
- Aesopian means related to or concerning the Greek fabulist Aesop.
- What is Aesopian in Tamil?
- Aesopian in Tamil is உட்பொருட்சொல். See Aesopian meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Aesopian?
- Aesopian is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Aesopian?
- Aesopian is pronounced /iːˈsəʊpɪən/ (UK).
Words near Aesopian in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Aesopian (page history and authors); Aesopian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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