iconicity

noun

ico·​nic·​i·​ty ˌī-kə-ˈni-sə-tē 

: correspondence between form and meaning

the iconicity of the Roman numeral III

Examples of iconicity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And think about Pop-Tarts, the cultural iconicity of Pop-Tarts. —Fortune Editors, Fortune, 31 July 2024

Hieroglyphs provide a nuance of iconicity that is lost in modern translations. —Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2023

Writers such as Charles Dickens knew the value of iconicity in character names to emphasize their personalities. —David Adam, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2021

Pinker and others argue that iconicity is rare in language, but plenty of psychologists and linguists disagree. —David Adam, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2021

The gang dives into the injustices of the legal system, the horrid conditions of U.S. prisons, and everything from marijuana legalization to the iconicity of New York summers to Rihanna. —Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 26 July 2022

It’s not just Cristovam’s bull mask (which conjures so much culture and history in its iconicity). —Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 7 Sep. 2021

Perhaps that’s because, as Carina tells it, the song is a celebration and elegy at once, trying to pin down the beat of a city that is constantly in flux but possesses an indelible iconicity. —Nate Sloan, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2021

Cristina’s flights of fancy, her campy attitude, and her penchant for exaggeration remain central to her iconicity. —Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2021

Word History

Etymology

iconic + -ity

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for iconicity

• authenticity
• chromaticity
• concentricity
• domesticity
• eccentricity
• elasticity
• electricity
• metallicity
• multiplicity
• specificity
• synchronicity
• analyticity