allegory vs style

style vs allegory

allegory and style both are nouns.

allegory is not a verb while style is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
allegory	Yes	No	No	No
style	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, style is a hypernym of allegory; that is, style is a word with a broader meaning than allegory:

allegory: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
style: a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period

Other hypernyms of allegory include expressive style.

allegory (noun)	style (noun)
a short moral story (often with animal characters)	a slender bristlelike or tubular process
an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor	a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea	how something is done or how it happens
	distinctive and stylish elegance
	the popular taste at a given time
	a particular kind (as to appearance)
	a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
	editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
	(botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma

allegory (verb)	style (verb)
	designate by an identifying term
	make consistent with certain rules of style
	make consistent with a certain fashion or style

Difference between allegory and style

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