Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aniconic

/anʌɪˈkɒnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: an-i-con-ic
IPA: /anʌɪˈkɒnɪk/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to representations without human or animal form.

Example Sentences

"aniconic worship"
"While Father Kronos and the world he ruled, confident that the new anthropomorphism was destroyed, clung to the stone child, the aniconic pillar worship that expressed itself in the Bethels of the Semites and the Pillar Rooms at Knossos."
"With the notable exceptions of the painted ceilings in the Hall of the Kings and the sculpted lions that guard the fountain in the courtyard, the Alhambra is a strikingly aniconic building."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English iconic English aniconic From an- + iconic.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /anʌɪˈkɒnɪk/

Inflected Forms

more aniconic (comparative) most aniconic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

aniconism uniconic iconoclastic

Questions

How do you pronounce aniconic?: The recorded pronunciation is /anʌɪˈkɒnɪk/.
What does aniconic mean?: Of or pertaining to representations without human or animal form.
Where does aniconic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English iconic English aniconic From an- + iconic.

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