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iconique

iconique is the rare spelling of iconic.

Meaning of iconic

Adjective

iconic (comparative more iconic, superlative most iconic)

  1. Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
    Antonyms:
    aniconic
  2. Distinctive, characteristic, indicative of identity.
    • an iconic move in martial arts
    Synonyms:
    signature
  3. (figuratively) Famously and distinctively representative of its type.
    • For younger musicians, Coltrane’s death became one of those iconic events that stays vividly in the mind.1983, J. K. Chambers, Milestones, New York: Beech Tree Books, →ISBN, page 111
    Synonyms:
    emblematic, famous
  4. Representing something; symbolic.
    • an iconic gesture in sign language
    Antonyms:
    batonic

Forms of iconique

comparativemore iconique
superlativemost iconique

Origin of iconique

Spelling influenced by French iconique.

Questions about iconique

What is iconique the rare spelling of?
Iconique is the rare spelling of iconic.

Words near iconique in the dictionary

  1. iconification
  2. iconified
  3. iconifies
  4. iconify
  5. iconifying
  6. iconique
  7. iconisation
  8. iconisations
  9. iconise
  10. iconised
  11. iconises

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: iconique (page history and authors); iconic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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