icon
Noun
- A symbolic image, representation, or a revered figure.
- (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
- a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
- a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church
- 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.
- A small picture that represents something.
- A small picture that represents something.
- An image used to represent a user; an avatar or profile picture.
- A word, character, or sign whose form reflects and is determined by the referent; onomatopoeic words are necessarily all icons.
Examples
- Click the loudspeaker icon to configure audio settings.
- Is it okay if I use your drawing as my icon?
- Playing ICON for a bingo felt legendary, like creating a new Scrabble icon.
- That man is an icon in the business; he personifies loyalty and good business sense.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
ikon, image, picture, Exhibit A, archetype, byspel, case, case in point, embodiment, epitome, eponym, example, exemplar, exemplification, exemplificator, graven image, icon, idol, illustration, incarnation, instance, model, paradigm, paragon, pattern, prototype, quintessence, representative, sample, specimen, symbol, template, ur-type
Scrabble Score: 6
icon: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordicon: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
icon: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary