Meaning

4 senses
  1. Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.

    ikonisch, ikonenhaft, zeichenhaft

    relating to or having the characteristics of an icon

  2. Distinctive, characteristic, indicative of identity.

    an iconic move in martial arts

  3. (figuratively)Famously and distinctively representative of its type.

    ikonisch, symbolhaft, bemerkenswert

  4. Representing something; symbolic.

    an iconic gesture in sign language

Examples

41 sentences
  1. Apple pie is an iconic dish.

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  2. Gustavo took pictures of some iconic buildings.

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  3. That advertising jingle has since become iconic.

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  4. Most iconic figures are overrated as hell.

    ruБольшинство знаковых личностей жутко переоценены.

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  5. Tasmania was once home to the iconic thylacine.

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Translations

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By meaning 2
relating to icon:
representative of its type:

Origin

From Late Latin īconicus, from Ancient Greek εἰκονικός (eikonikós). By surface analysis, i

From Late Latin īconicus, from Ancient Greek εἰκονικός (eikonikós). By surface analysis, icon + -ic.

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Forms

more iconic, most iconic
Comparativemore iconic Lesson
Superlativemost iconic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
iconic — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto