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Definitions for Hieroglyphic
[1] Also hi·er·o·glyph·i·cal. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
[2] inscribed with hieroglyphic symbols.
[3] hard to decipher; hard to read.
[4] Also hi·er·o·glyph . a hieroglyphic symbol.
[5] Usually hieroglyphics. hieroglyphic writing.
[6] a figure or symbol with a hidden meaning.
[7] hieroglyphics, handwriting, figures, characters, code, etc., difficult to decipher: the confusing hieroglyphics of advanced mathematics.
[8] of or relating to a form of writing using picture symbols, esp as used in ancient Egypt
[9] written with hieroglyphic symbols
[10] difficult to read or decipher
[11] a picture or symbol representing an object, concept, or sound
[12] a symbol or picture that is difficult to read or decipher
Words related to Hieroglyphic
pictorial, descriptive, drawn, illustrated, illustrative, outlined, painted, photographic, pictographic, delineated, depicted, diagrammatic, etched, iconographic, illustrational, portrayed
Words nearby Hieroglyphic
hieratic, hiero-, hierocracy, hierodeacon, hierodule, hieroglyphic, hieroglyphic hittite, hieroglyphics, hieroglyphist, hieroglyphology, hierogram
Origin of Hieroglyphic
1575–85; < Late Latin hieroglyphicus < Greek hieroglyphikós “pertaining to sacred writing.” See hiero-, glyph, -ic
Other words from Hieroglyphic
hi·er·o·glyph·i·cal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Hieroglyphic
C16: from Late Latin hieroglyphicus, from Greek hierogluphikos, from hiero- + gluphē carving, from gluphein to carve
Synonyms for Hieroglyphic
pictorial, blocked-out, delineated, depicted, descriptive, diagrammatic, drawn, engraved, etched, iconographic, illustrated, illustrational, illustrative, marked-out, outlined, painted, photographic, pictographic, pictoric, pictured, portrayed, representa