iconic
/aɪˈkɑnɪk/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.13 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
adj
adj
Famously and distinctively representative of its type.
adj
Example Sentences
- "an iconic move in martial arts"
- "And although we’ve certainly seen a variety of blue shades — from periwinkle to cobalt and even Dean Cain’s indigo-washed costume from the 1990’s TV show “Lois & Clark” — Superman’s uniform is still instantly recognizable across generations. In fact, there is only one film — Zack Snyder’s 2013 “Man of Steel” — in which Superman does not wear his iconic red belted trunks."
- "For younger musicians, Coltrane’s death became one of those iconic events that stays vividly in the mind."
- "She angrily turned, giving me my favorite view, that iconic view of a woman from the rear."
- "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."
- ""We did look at building a new bridge, but this is an iconic structure," says Network Rail Project Manager Michael Bryan."
Etymology
From Late Latin īconicus, from Ancient Greek εἰκονικός (eikonikós). By surface analysis, icon + -ic.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: īconicus, εἰκονικός
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /aɪˈkɑnɪk/
- British English: /aɪˈkɒnɪk/