Iconic

Quick meaning: Iconic is an adjective meaning Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. [from 17th c.].

Meaning

Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. [from 17th c.].

More Meanings

1. Distinctive, characteristic, indicative of identity.
2. (figurative) Famously and distinctively representative of its type.
3. (linguistics, semiotics) Representing something; symbolic.

Example Sentences

an iconic move in martial arts

an iconic gesture in sign language

She angrily turned, giving me my favorite view, that iconic view of a woman from the rear.

For younger musicians, Coltrane’s death became one of those iconic events that stays vividly in the mind.

Word Forms

• iconique

Synonyms for iconic

Depending on context, synonyms include signature, emblematic.

Antonyms for iconic

Common opposites include aniconic, batonic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include symbolic, emblematic, reference, token, nominal, typical.

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