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icon

117 3.9
A picture that represents a person, thing, or idea
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪkɒn/
translation icon : símbolo
  • The artist created an icon that represents her vision of freedom.
  • an icon as a symbol
  • a visual icon

You need to create an image or an icon or a brand that represents you.

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Examples

  • An icon, absolutely an icon in the podcasting world.

  • You need to create an image or an icon or a brand that represents you.

  • This is who they have held up as an icon for young black girls.

  • Do you know what an icon you are for black people?

  • Our guest today is an American icon, actor Richard Dreyfuss.

  • Beautiful Billie Jean King, an icon we should all know.

  • David Beckham, a footballing icon, Manchester United legend.

  • My guest today is a writing icon, Joyce Carroll Oates.

  • Joining these vibrant cultural elements is another singular New Orleanian icon: the jazz funeral.

    Academic text (2012)
  • She's an icon.

Synonyms

picture
vsicon
1.0

An image like a drawing or photograph that shows something

is the same idea but emphasizes surface production and symbolic use
image
vsicon
1.0

A picture showing a person or thing

is similar but specifically used as a clear representational mark on a surface
symbol
vsicon
625 3.5

An object that stands for an idea or feeling

is a visual stand-in too but focuses more on depicting subjects
visual
vsicon
76 3.5

A picture or graphic that explains something

is similar but often used as a compact symbolic depiction on a surface
74 3.5

A picture or model that shows what something looks like

is narrower, referring specifically to visual, surface-produced portrayals
emblem
vsicon
42 4.0

A visible thing with a design that represents a group, idea or quality

can also symbolize, but usually portrays persons, scenes, or objects visually
depiction
vsicon
30 4.0

A picture or other image that shows what something looked like

is similar but tends to be a compact surface-based visual
likeness
vsicon
27 4.1

A picture or statue made to show how a person looked

is similar but often used as a simplified small representation
visual image
vsicon
4 3.8

A picture in your mind of something you have seen

is external and produced on a surface rather than only imagined mentally
pictogram
vsicon
3 4.4

A simple picture that shows a word, idea or object on signs and maps

is like this but can be more detailed and less schematic

A visible thing like a flag that stands for an idea you cannot see

is more about visual portrayal than conventional standing for ideas

A picture that shows something, like a scene or object

is the same visual depiction yet often used as a small symbolic image
graphic symbol
vsicon
  • Texting
3.9

A small picture on a screen that shows an idea, thing, feeling or action

overlaps in being a small sign but is more general visual representation

How Representative

emblem
42 4.0
icon
117 3.9
illustration
66 2.8
image
1.0
sketch
150 2.5

Surface Forms

icon singular
icons plural

Etymology

Icon comes from the Greek word eikon meaning 'image'. So an icon is any picture or simple symbol that represents a person, object, scene, or idea.