1. icon
noun. ['ˈaɪkɑːn'] a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface.
Synonyms
- collage
- reflection
- CAT scan
- transparency
- electronic image
- diorama
- picture
- inset
- echogram
- representation
- computer graphic
- panorama
- chiaroscuro
- scan
- image
- iconography
- sonogram
- likeness
- ikon
- cyclorama
- reflexion
- graphic
- montage
- semblance
- foil
Antonyms
- competition
- deviate
- alike
- unalike
Etymology
- icon (Latin)
- εἰκών (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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Words that Rhyme with Icon
- ikon
- icahn
How do you pronounce icon?
Pronounce icon as ˈaɪkɑn.
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Example sentences of the word icon
1. Noun, singular or mass
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Quotes containing the word icon
1. My father left Nazi Germany a year after Dr. Kissinger, and so in my household he was very much an icon. He was a kind of immigrant success story, a refugee success story.
- Eugene Jarecki
2. If ruining the only religious icon I have leaves me vulnerable to Martian vampires, I'll have to risk it.
- Andy Weir, The Martian
3. By the way, if you get mad at your Mac laptop and wonder who designed this demonic device, notice the manufacturer's icon on top: an apple with a bite out of it.
- Peter Kreeft, Jesus-Shock
2. icon
noun. ['ˈaɪkɑːn'] a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church.
Synonyms
- picture
- painting
Antonyms
- unlikeness
- opacity
- natural object
Etymology
- icon (Latin)
- εἰκών (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
3. icon
noun. ['ˈaɪkɑːn'] (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface.
Synonyms
- GUI
- symbol
Antonyms
- unrealistic
- spoken
- implicit
Etymology
- icon (Latin)
- εἰκών (Ancient Greek (to 1453))