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Definitions for Icon

[1] a picture, image, or other representation.
[2] Eastern Church . a representation of some sacred personage, as Christ or a saint or angel, painted usually on a wood surface and venerated itself as sacred.
[3] a sign or representation that stands for its object by virtue of a resemblance or analogy to it: an icon of womanhood.
[4] a person or thing that is revered or idolized: Elvis Presley is a cultural icon of the 20th century.
[5] Computers . a picture or symbol that appears on a monitor and is used to represent a command, as a file drawer to represent filing.
[6] Semiotics . a sign or representation that stands for its object by virtue of a resemblance or analogy to it.
[7] a combining form meaning “image,” “likeness,” used in the formation of compound words: iconology.
[8] Also: ikon a representation of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint, esp one painted in oil on a wooden panel, depicted in a traditional Byzantine style and venerated in the Eastern Church
[9] an image, picture, representation, etc
[10] a person or thing regarded as a symbol of a belief, nation, community, or cultural movement
[11] a person regarded as a sex symbol or as a symbol of the latest fashion trends
[12] a pictorial representation of a facility available on a computer system, that enables the facility to be activated by means of a screen cursor rather than by a textual instruction
[13] indicating an image or likeness iconology

Words related to Icon

portrait, symbol, figure, idol, picture, portrayal, representation, likeness, ikon

Words nearby Icon

ick, icker, ickes, ickle, icky, icon, iconic, iconic memory, iconium, icono-, iconoclasm

Origin of Icon

o-< Latin < Greek eikono-, combining form of eikṓn icon

Words that may be confused with Icon

icon, ikon

Word origin for Icon

o-from Greek: icon

Synonyms for Icon

figure, idol, picture, portrait, symbol, ikon, likeness, portrayal, representation, graphic image, graphical user interface, painted image