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Adjective [English]

IPA: /aɪˈkɒnɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-iconic.wav Forms: more iconic [comparative], most iconic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒnɪk Etymology: From Late Latin īconicus, from Ancient Greek εἰκονικός (eikonikós). By surface analysis, icon + -ic. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|īconicus}} Late Latin īconicus, {{bor|en|grc|εἰκονικός}} Ancient Greek εἰκονικός (eikonikós), {{surf|en|icon|-ic}} By surface analysis, icon + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} iconic (comparative more iconic, superlative most iconic)
  1. Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. [from 17th c.] Synonyms: famous Translations (relating to icon): icònic (Catalan), ikonek (Cornish), ikonický (Czech), voorbeeldig (Dutch), kenmerkend (Dutch), iconisch (Dutch), ikoni- (Finnish), ikoninen (Finnish), iconique (French), iconic (Friulian), ikonisch (German), ikonenhaft (German), zeichenhaft (German), ikonis (Indonesian), ikonik (Indonesian), íocónach (Irish), iconico (Italian), ikonisk (Norwegian Bokmål), ikonisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), ikoniczny (Polish), ikonowy (Polish), icónico [Portugal] (Portuguese), icônico [Brazil] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-iconic-en-adj-dXjQOaR8 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 31 36 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 35 33 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 17 33 37 14 Disambiguation of 'relating to icon': 100 0 0 0
  2. Distinctive, characteristic, indicative of identity. Synonyms: signature
    Sense id: en-iconic-en-adj-x3dDTEIo Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 31 36 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 35 33 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 17 33 37 14
  3. (figurative) Famously and distinctively representative of its type. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: emblematic Translations (representative of its type): 代表性的 (dàibiǎoxìng de) (Chinese Mandarin), iconisch (Dutch), ikoninen (Finnish), kuvamainen (Finnish), emblématique (French), ikonisch (German), symbolhaft (German), bemerkenswert (German), bildhaft (German), ikoniczny (Polish), ikonowy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-iconic-en-adj-UGdcUf~m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Cornish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Friulian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 27 34 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 26 10 48 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 12 42 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 11 46 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 8 50 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 31 39 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Cornish translations: 17 31 39 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 31 36 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 11 47 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 31 39 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 16 45 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Friulian translations: 17 31 39 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 15 45 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 17 30 40 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 17 30 41 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 11 52 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 35 33 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 17 33 37 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 23 16 53 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 29 37 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 29 40 13 Disambiguation of 'representative of its type': 3 22 65 11
  4. (linguistics, semiotics) Representing something; symbolic. Categories (topical): Linguistics, Semiotics
    Sense id: en-iconic-en-adj-Z9WzftA7 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 31 36 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 35 33 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 17 33 37 14 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semiotics

Adjective [Romanian]

IPA: /iˈko.nik/
Etymology: Borrowed from French iconic. By surface analysis, icon + -ic. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ro|fr|iconic}} Borrowed from French iconic, {{surf|ro|icon|-ic}} By surface analysis, icon + -ic Head templates: {{ro-adj}} iconic m or n (feminine singular iconică, masculine plural iconici, feminine and neuter plural iconice) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj}} Forms: iconică [feminine, singular], iconici [masculine, plural], iconice [feminine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], iconic [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], iconică [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, singular], iconici [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, masculine, plural], iconice [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, neuter, plural], iconicul [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, neuter, singular], iconica [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, singular], iconicii [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, plural], iconicele [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, plural], iconice [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, singular], iconicului [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, neuter, singular], iconicei [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, singular], iconicilor [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, plural], iconicelor [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, plural]
  1. iconic Tags: masculine, neuter

Alternative forms

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          "text": "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.",
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iˈko.nik/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iconic"
}

Download raw JSONL data for iconic meaning in All languages combined (11.2kB)

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Romanian",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "iconic",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nominative- accusative'",
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  "subsection": "adjective",
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  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive- dative'",
  "path": [
    "iconic"
  ],
  "section": "Romanian",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "iconic",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive- dative'",
  "path": [
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  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "iconic",
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}

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