allergic

allergic

See also: al·lèrgic

English

Etymology

allergy +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/
• (General American) enPR: ə-lûrʹjĭk IPA^(key): /əˈlɝ.d͡ʒɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒɪk
• Hyphenation: al‧ler‧gic

Adjective

allergic (comparative more allergic, superlative most allergic)

1. Of or pertaining to allergy.
2. Having an allergy.

   I am allergic to cats.

3. Excessively sensitive; susceptible.

Derived terms

• allergic response
• allergic rhinitis
• allergic salute
• are you allergic to any medications
• I'm allergic to aspirin
• I'm allergic to nuts
• I'm allergic to penicillin
• I'm allergic to pollen

 

Related terms

• allergen
• allergically
• allergy

Translations

pertaining to allergy

Asturian: alérxicu Catalan: al·lèrgic (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 過敏的／过敏的 (guòmǐn de), 過敏性的／过敏性的 (guòmǐnxìng de) Czech: alergický (cs) m Dutch: allergisch (nl) Estonian: allergiline Finnish: allerginen (fi) German: allergisch (de) Hebrew: אָלֶרְגִּי‎ (he) (alérgi) Irish: ailléirgeach Italian: allergico (it) Japanese: アレルギー性の (arerugīsei no); アレルギーの (ja) (arerugī no) Macedonian: алергиски (alergiski) Manx: allerjagh Polish: alergiczny (pl), uczuleniowy (pl) Portuguese: alérgico (pt) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: алѐргичан Roman: alèrgičan Spanish: alérgico (es) Swedish: allergisk (sv)

having an allergy

Asturian: alérxicu Catalan: al·lèrgic (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 過敏／过敏 (zh) (guòmǐn), 過敏性／过敏性 (zh) (guòmǐnxìng) Czech: alergický (cs) m Dutch: allergisch (nl) Estonian: allergiline Finnish: allerginen (fi) French: allergique (fr) Galician: alérxico (gl) German: allergisch (de) Hebrew: אָלֶרְגִּי‎ (he) (alérgi) Irish: ailléirgeach Italian: allergico (it) Japanese: アレルギー性の (arerugīsei no); アレルギーの (ja) (arerugī no) Macedonian: алергичен (alergičen) Maltese: allerġiku Manx: allerjagh Polish: alergiczny (pl), uczuleniowy (pl) Portuguese: alérgico (pt) Russian: аллерги́чный (ru) (allergíčnyj) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: алѐргичан Roman: alèrgičan Spanish: alérgico (es) Swedish: allergisk (sv) Turkish: alerjik (tr)

excessively sensitive

Chinese: Mandarin: 敏感 (zh) (mǐngǎn), 過敏／过敏 (zh) (guòmǐn) Dutch: allergisch (nl) Finnish: allerginen (fi) German: allergisch (de) Polish: alergiczny (pl), uczuleniowy (pl) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: алѐргичан Roman: alèrgičan Swedish: allergisk (sv)

Noun

allergic (plural allergics)

1. A person who has an allergy.

Translations

Translations

Polish: alergik (pl) m, alergiczka (pl) f, uczuleniowiec m

Anagrams

• clergial