Standard Lemma guide

allergic

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/
  • General-American: ə-lûrʹjĭk
  • General-American: /əˈlɝ.d͡ʒɪk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 L ER1 JH IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to allergy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having an allergy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I am allergic to cats.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Highly averse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, humorous

Examples

  • I'm allergic to homework.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A person who has an allergy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

characterized by or caused by allergy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an allergic reaction

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • allergic children
  • hypersensitive to pollen

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hypersensitive, hypersensitized, hypersensitised, sensitized, sensitised, supersensitive, supersensitized, supersensitised

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2el- Proto-Indo-European *h2élyos Proto-Hellenic *áľľos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) German Allergiebor. English allergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English allergic From allergy + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: alérxicu — pertaining to allergy
  • Catalan: al·lèrgic — pertaining to allergy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過敏的 /过敏的 (guòmǐn de) — pertaining to allergy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過敏性的 /过敏性的 (guòmǐnxìng de) — pertaining to allergy
  • Czech: alergický — pertaining to allergy
  • Dutch: allergisch — pertaining to allergy
  • Estonian: allergiline — pertaining to allergy
  • Finnish: allerginen — pertaining to allergy
  • German: allergisch — pertaining to allergy
  • Hebrew: אָלֶרְגִּי (alérgi) — pertaining to allergy
  • Hungarian: allergiás — pertaining to allergy
  • Irish: ailléirgeach — pertaining to allergy
  • Italian: allergico — pertaining to allergy
  • Japanese: アレルギー性の (arerugīsei no) — pertaining to allergy
  • Japanese: アレルギーの (arerugī no) — pertaining to allergy
  • Macedonian: алергиски (alergiski) — pertaining to allergy
  • Manx: allerjagh — pertaining to allergy
  • Eastern Mari: аллергический (alĺergičeskij) — pertaining to allergy
  • Polish: alergiczny — pertaining to allergy
  • Polish: uczuleniowy — pertaining to allergy
  • Portuguese: alérgico — pertaining to allergy
  • Romanian: alergic — pertaining to allergy
  • Russian: аллерги́ческий (allergíčeskij) — pertaining to allergy
  • Serbo-Croatian: алѐргичан — pertaining to allergy
  • Serbo-Croatian: alèrgičan — pertaining to allergy
  • Spanish: alérgico — pertaining to allergy
  • Swedish: allergisk — pertaining to allergy
  • Ukrainian: алергі́чний (alerhíčnyj) — pertaining to allergy
  • Ukrainian: алергі́йний (alerhíjnyj) — pertaining to allergy
  • Afrikaans: allergies — having an allergy
  • Asturian: alérxicu — having an allergy
  • Catalan: al·lèrgic — having an allergy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過敏 /过敏 (guòmǐn) — having an allergy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過敏性 /过敏性 (guòmǐnxìng) — having an allergy
  • Czech: alergický — having an allergy
  • Dutch: allergisch — having an allergy
  • Estonian: allergiline — having an allergy
  • Finnish: allerginen — having an allergy
  • French: allergique — having an allergy
  • Galician: alérxico — having an allergy
  • German: allergisch — having an allergy
  • Hebrew: אָלֶרְגִּי (alérgi) — having an allergy
  • Hungarian: allergiás — having an allergy
  • Irish: ailléirgeach — having an allergy
  • Italian: allergico — having an allergy
  • Japanese: アレルギー性の (arerugīsei no) — having an allergy
  • Japanese: アレルギーの (arerugī no) — having an allergy
  • Macedonian: алергичен (alergičen) — having an allergy
  • Maltese: allerġiku — having an allergy
  • Manx: allerjagh — having an allergy
  • Eastern Mari: аллергиян (alĺergijan) — having an allergy
  • Polish: alergiczny — having an allergy
  • Polish: uczuleniowy — having an allergy
  • Portuguese: alérgico — having an allergy
  • Romanian: alergic — having an allergy
  • Russian: аллерги́чный (allergíčnyj) — having an allergy
  • Serbo-Croatian: алѐргичан — having an allergy
  • Serbo-Croatian: alèrgičan — having an allergy
  • Spanish: alérgico — having an allergy
  • Swedish: allergisk — having an allergy
  • Turkish: alerjik — having an allergy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 敏感 (mǐngǎn) — excessively sensitive
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過敏 /过敏 (guòmǐn) — excessively sensitive
  • Dutch: allergisch — excessively sensitive
  • Finnish: allerginen — excessively sensitive
  • German: allergisch — excessively sensitive
  • Polish: alergiczny — excessively sensitive
  • Polish: uczuleniowy — excessively sensitive
  • Serbo-Croatian: алѐргичан — excessively sensitive
  • Serbo-Croatian: alèrgičan — excessively sensitive
  • Swedish: allergisk — excessively sensitive
  • Polish: alergik — Translations
  • Polish: alergiczka — Translations
  • Polish: uczuleniowiec — Translations
  • Swedish: allergiker — Translations
  • Ukrainian: але́ргік (alérhik) — Translations
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