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iconophile

iconophile

9.9
A person who loves pictures and collects paintings
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪkəˌnoʊfaɪl/
translation icon : iconófilo
  • As an iconophile, she spent hours admiring paintings in every gallery she visited.

Examples

  • The collection was curated by a well-known iconophile with a passion for visual art.

  • Many iconophiles travel the world to see famous works of pictorial art in person.

  • As an iconophile, she has an impressive collection of art.

  • Many iconophiles attend art exhibitions each year.

  • As an iconophile, she spent hours admiring paintings in every gallery she visited.

  • The collection was curated by a well-known iconophile with a passion for visual art.

  • Many iconophiles travel the world to see famous works of pictorial art in person.

Synonyms

esthete
vsiconophile
  • Literature
9.9

A person who loves art and beauty

focuses on loving and collecting pictorial images specifically
aestheticist
vsiconophile
  • Literature
8.3

A person who thinks art and beauty are important for their own sake

is focused on personal love and collection of pictorial representations

Antonyms

iconoclast
  • Formal
9.7

A person who destroys religious images used for worship

How Interested

iconophile
9.9
collector
137 3.0
enthusiast
81 3.4
viewer
477 1.3

Surface Forms

iconophile singular
iconophiles plural

Morphology

iconophile = icon (transparent) = icon + phile

The meaning follows the standard pattern 'X-phile' meaning someone who loves or admires X.

Etymology

Iconophile comes from icon ('image' or picture) and -phile ('lover'), like bibliophile for a book lover. So an iconophile is someone who loves, collects, or admires images and pictorial art.