Definition of SYMBOLIC

symbolic

Adjective

  • Representing something else through a symbol or allegory.
  • relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols
    • "symbolic logic"
    • "symbolic operations"
    • "symbolic thinking"
  • using symbolism
    • "symbolic art"

Adjective Satellite

  • serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
    • "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish"

Adj

  • Pertaining to a symbol.
  • Implicitly representing or referring to another thing.

Examples

  • a symbolic gesture
  • Placing ’Q’ without a ’U’ is SYMBOLIC of a desperate Scrabble player.

Origin / Etymology

From French symbolique or directly from Latin symbolicus, from Ancient Greek συμβολικός (sumbolikós, “of or belonging to a symbol”).

Scrabble Score: 17

symbolic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
symbolic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
symbolic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

symbolic: valid Words With Friends Word