icon
An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation, usually as an object of religious devotion.
Noun 4 meanings
An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation, usually as an object of religious devotion.
A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.
A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing.
“That man is an icon in the business; he personifies loyalty and good business sense.”
A small picture that represents something.
“Click the loudspeaker icon to configure audio settings.”
Etymology
From Latin īcōn, from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”). Eastern Orthodox Church sense is attested from 1833. Computing sense first recorded in 1982.
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ICON at a glance
ICON has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (I 1 + C 3 + O 1 + N 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,409 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with icon
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- IRON4
- IKON8
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