iconic
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
iconic
- /aɪˈkɒnɪk/ UK
- /aɪˈkɑnɪk/ US, dialectal
- /aɪˈkɒnɪk/ Canada, dialectal
- /aɪˈkɔnɪk/ Australia
- /aɪˈkɒnɪk/ New Zealand
- [aɪˈkɔ̟nɪk] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɒnɪk
Where it comes from
From Late Latin īconicus, from Ancient Greek εἰκονικός (eikonikós). By surface analysis, icon + -ic.
adjective more iconic · most iconic · iconique
-
Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
Opposite: aniconic
-
Distinctive, characteristic, indicative of identity.
an iconic move in martial arts
Similar: signature
-
Famously and distinctively representative of its type.
For younger musicians, Coltrane’s death became one of those iconic events that stays vividly in the mind.
Similar: emblematic, famous
-
Representing something; symbolic.
an iconic gesture in sign language
Opposite: batonic
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: symbolic, emblematic, reference, token, nominal, typical, famed, famous, celebrated, symptomatic, ikonic, iconical, iconographic, symblematic, iconometric, cadiconic
Translations
Every language
adj relating to icon
| Português | icónico, icônico |
|---|---|
| Français | iconique |
| Deutsch | ikonisch, ikonenhaft, zeichenhaft |
| Italiano | iconico |
| العربية | أَيْقُونِيّ ʔayqūniyy |
adj representative of its type
| 中文 | 代表性的 dàibiǎoxìng de |
|---|---|
| Português | emblemático |
| Français | emblématique |
| Deutsch | ikonisch, symbolhaft, bemerkenswert, bildhaft |
| العربية | أَيْقُونِيّ ʔayqūniyy |
Talk about this word "iconic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/iconic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. iconic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/iconic "iconic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/iconic.Cite this
@misc{iconic_2026,
title = {iconic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iconic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
