iconic

English

Etymology

icon +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

iconic (comparative more iconic, superlative most iconic)

1. Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
2. Famously and distinctively representative of its type.
   • 2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]:

     In time The Simpsons would, indeed, resort to spoofing such decidedly non-spooktacular fare like E.T and Mr. And Mrs. Smith (both in “Treehouse Of Horror XVIII”) but in 1992 the field was wide-open and the show could cherry-pick the most iconic and beloved fright fare of all time.

3. (linguistics) Representing something; symbolic.

   an iconic gesture in sign language

Antonyms

• (relating to an icon): aniconic
• (linguistics): batonic

Translations

relating to icon

• Catalan: icònic
• Czech: ikonický
• Dutch: voorbeeldig (nl), kenmerkend (nl)
• German: ikonisch (de), ikonenhaft, bemerkenswert (de), Kult-, mit Symbolgehalt, mit Symbolkraft, bildhaft (de), symbolhaft, zeichenhaft
• Irish: íocónach
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ikonisk

  Nynorsk: ikonisk

• Portuguese: icónico (Portugal), icônico (Brazil)