icon

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noun

ˈī-ˌkän

variants or less commonly ikon

plural icons also ikons

: a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere

a civil rights icon

an actor and fashion icon

… Purple Rain, the flick that established Prince as a pop icon and cineaste.

Robert Christgau and Carola Dibbell

That cultural icon, the Nintendo Game Boy, was released in 1989 …

Eleanor Flegg

: emblem, symbol

Rosie the Riveter, a WWII [World War II] cultural icon with her blue jumpsuit and red bandana, represented the women who went to work at manufacturing hubs across the nation …

David DeBolt

A single photograph, the photograph of Earth taken from space by William Anders, on Apollo 8, in 1968, served as an icon for the entire environmental movement.

Jill Lepore

The nation's first President was transformed into an icon, a national symbol whose somewhat forbidding portrait would adorn the dollar bill.

John J. O'Connor

: a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file), or a function (such as the command to save)

: a sign (such as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning

archaic : a usually pictorial representation : image

[Late Greek eikōn, from Greek] in Eastern Orthodox Christianity : a representation (as in a mural, a mosaic, or a painting on wood) of sacred events or especially of a sacred individual (such as Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint) used as an object of veneration or a tool for instruction

icon-

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combining form

variants or icono-

: image

iconolatry

Example Sentences

Noun Click on the icon to open your e-mail program. He has become an icon in the movie business. a singer who has become a pop icon The Statue of Liberty has become an American cultural icon.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Lord Louis Mountbatten, an icon of British imperialism, was killed in 1979 by a Irish Republic Army bomb.

Jennifer Duggan, Time, 15 Sep. 2022 Your content will minimize to an icon on the island.

Joanna Stern, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 One day after celebrating being named an icon by Harper's Bazaar magazine, the model and daughter of Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff walked the runway at Prabal Gurung's New York Fashion Week show UN Plaza on Saturday in a skin-baring look.

Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 An icon would stand out clearly for its history and longevity in the lineup but style and consumer awareness also has clout.

Marc Grasso, Hartford Courant, 10 Sep. 2022 Even with so much going on, all eyes were on the clothes (including Janet Jackson’s—an icon and personal favorite of mine).

Remi Bader, ELLE, 8 Sep. 2022 The Golden Icon Award is awarded to personalities who have impacted on cinema through their achievements in acting, and have become an icon for an entire generation.

Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 The character has become an icon through both Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1960 novel and the 1962 film adaptation, for which Gregory Peck won an Oscar.

Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 But one of the week’s most scroll-stopping beauty moments came from an early-aughts icon.

Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2022 See More

icon

noun

variants also ikon

as in hero

a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and other icons of pop culture

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

hero
idol
classic
model
god
paragon
exemplar
nonpareil
ideal
beau ideal

as in symbol

a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader the player's remote control is very user-friendly as it doesn't use any icons that you haven't seen a million times before

Synonyms & Similar Words

symbol
sign
character
glyph
numeral
letter
pictogram
cipher
rune
pictograph
hieroglyph
ideogram

as in avatar

a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) cites Marlene Dietrich as an icon of old-time Hollywood glamour

Synonyms & Similar Words

avatar
incarnation
image
abstract
manifestation
personification
incorporation
instantiation
embodiment
objectification
personifier
externalization
epitome
genius
paradigm
embodier
essence
archetype
actualization
personalization
model
exemplification
substantiation
realization
concretization
exemplar
reincarnation
quintessence
soul
pattern

as in star

a person who is widely known and usually much talked about a sports bar filled with photos of icons from football, basketball, and baseball

Synonyms & Similar Words

star
celebrity
personality
hero
name
superstar
luminary
celeb
light
personage
megastar
figure
somebody
cause célèbre
notable
dignitary
idol
notoriety
standout
notability
heartthrob
favorite
monument
pillar
cause celebre
mogul
eminence
worthy
VIP
immortal
demigod
baron
magnate
big shot
bigwig
panjandrum
nabob
kahuna

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

nobody
noncelebrity
lightweight
mediocrity
has-been

as in image

a two dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing any icon of the Deity is regarded as blasphemous by adherents of that religion

Synonyms & Similar Words

image
depiction
portrait
representation
illustration
picture
likeness
caricature
resemblance
view
silhouette
drawing
doodle
cartoon
sketch
photograph
diagram
watercolor
collage
delineation
etching
montage
daub
pictograph
finger painting
hieroglyphic
hieroglyph
ideograph
ideogram

单词	icon
释义	icon 1 of 2 noun ˈī-ˌkän variants or less commonly ikon plural icons also ikons 1 : a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere a civil rights icon an actor and fashion icon … Purple Rain, the flick that established Prince as a pop icon and cineaste. Robert Christgau and Carola Dibbell That cultural icon, the Nintendo Game Boy, was released in 1989 … Eleanor Flegg 2 : emblem, symbol Rosie the Riveter, a WWII [World War II] cultural icon with her blue jumpsuit and red bandana, represented the women who went to work at manufacturing hubs across the nation … David DeBolt A single photograph, the photograph of Earth taken from space by William Anders, on Apollo 8, in 1968, served as an icon for the entire environmental movement. Jill Lepore The nation's first President was transformed into an icon, a national symbol whose somewhat forbidding portrait would adorn the dollar bill. John J. O'Connor 3 a : a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file), or a function (such as the command to save) b : a sign (such as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning c archaic : a usually pictorial representation : image 4 [Late Greek eikōn, from Greek] in Eastern Orthodox Christianity : a representation (as in a mural, a mosaic, or a painting on wood) of sacred events or especially of a sacred individual (such as Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint) used as an object of veneration or a tool for instruction icon- 2 of 2 combining form variants or icono- : image iconolatry Synonyms Noun god hero idol See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun Click on the icon to open your e-mail program. He has become an icon in the movie business. a singer who has become a pop icon The Statue of Liberty has become an American cultural icon. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Lord Louis Mountbatten, an icon of British imperialism, was killed in 1979 by a Irish Republic Army bomb. Jennifer Duggan, Time, 15 Sep. 2022 Your content will minimize to an icon on the island. Joanna Stern, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 One day after celebrating being named an icon by Harper's Bazaar magazine, the model and daughter of Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff walked the runway at Prabal Gurung's New York Fashion Week show UN Plaza on Saturday in a skin-baring look. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 An icon would stand out clearly for its history and longevity in the lineup but style and consumer awareness also has clout. Marc Grasso, Hartford Courant, 10 Sep. 2022 Even with so much going on, all eyes were on the clothes (including Janet Jackson’s—an icon and personal favorite of mine). Remi Bader, ELLE, 8 Sep. 2022 The Golden Icon Award is awarded to personalities who have impacted on cinema through their achievements in acting, and have become an icon for an entire generation. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 The character has become an icon through both Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1960 novel and the 1962 film adaptation, for which Gregory Peck won an Oscar. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 But one of the week’s most scroll-stopping beauty moments came from an early-aughts icon. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Latin, from Greek eikōn, from eikenai to resemble Combining form Greek eikon-, eikono-, from eikon-, eikōn First Known Use Noun 1572, in the meaning defined at sense 3c Kids Definition icon noun ˈī-ˌkän 1 : a widely known symbol The Statue of Liberty has become an icon of freedom. 2 : a person who is very successful or admired a pop icon 3 : a religious image usually painted on a small wooden panel 4 : a small picture or symbol on a computer screen that represents a function that the computer can perform icon noun variants also ikon 1 as in hero a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and other icons of pop culture Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hero idol classic model god paragon exemplar nonpareil ideal beau ideal 2 as in symbol a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader the player's remote control is very user-friendly as it doesn't use any icons that you haven't seen a million times before Synonyms & Similar Words symbol sign character glyph numeral letter pictogram cipher rune pictograph hieroglyph ideogram 3 as in avatar a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) cites Marlene Dietrich as an icon of old-time Hollywood glamour Synonyms & Similar Words avatar incarnation image abstract manifestation personification incorporation instantiation embodiment objectification personifier externalization epitome genius paradigm embodier essence archetype actualization personalization model exemplification substantiation realization concretization exemplar reincarnation quintessence soul pattern 4 as in star a person who is widely known and usually much talked about a sports bar filled with photos of icons from football, basketball, and baseball Synonyms & Similar Words star celebrity personality hero name superstar luminary celeb light personage megastar figure somebody cause célèbre notable dignitary idol notoriety standout notability heartthrob favorite monument pillar cause celebre mogul eminence worthy VIP immortal demigod baron magnate big shot bigwig panjandrum nabob kahuna Antonyms & Near Antonyms nobody noncelebrity lightweight mediocrity has-been 5 as in image a two dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing any icon of the Deity is regarded as blasphemous by adherents of that religion Synonyms & Similar Words image depiction portrait representation illustration picture likeness caricature resemblance view silhouette drawing doodle cartoon sketch photograph diagram watercolor collage delineation etching montage daub pictograph finger painting hieroglyphic hieroglyph ideograph ideogram
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