definitions

iconic

[ ahy-kon-ik ]
/ aɪˈkɒn ɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
Art. (of statues, portraits, etc.) executed according to a convention or tradition.

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Nearby words

ickes, ickle, icknield way, icky, icon, iconic, iconic memory, iconium, icono-, iconoclasm, iconoclast
Also i·con·i·cal.

Origin of iconic

1650–60; < Latin īconicus < Greek eikonikós, equivalent to eikon- (stem of eikṓn) icon + -ikos -ic
Related formsi·con·i·cal·ly, adverbi·co·nic·i·ty [ahy-kuh-nis-i-tee] /ˌaɪ kəˈnɪs ɪ ti/, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for iconicity

iconic

iconical

/ (aɪˈkɒnɪk) /

adjective

relating to, resembling, or having the character of an icon
(of memorial sculptures, esp those depicting athletes of ancient Greece) having a fixed conventional style
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for iconicity

iconic

adj.

1650s, from Late Latin iconicus, from Greek eikonikos "pertaining to an image," from eikon (see icon).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper