Meanings
nouniconography (countable and uncountable, plural iconographies)
plural iconographies
- countableuncountableA set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
The hundredodd pages of photographs provide superb iconography of artistic collaboration and its rewards.
1975 May 4, Dale Harris, “Merce Cunningham”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2024 - countableuncountableThe art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
the iconography of the ancients
- countableuncountableThe study of representative art in general.
Origin
- Englishicono-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
- Englishiconography
Translations
Afrikaans ikonografie
- ikonografieset of symbolic forms
Arabic علم رسم الأيقونات
- علم رسم الأيقوناتset of symbolic forms
Basque ikonografia
- ikonografiaset of symbolic forms
Bulgarian иконография
- иконография (ikonografija)set of symbolic forms
Catalan iconografia
- iconografiaset of symbolic forms
Chinese Mandarin 圖像誌 /图像志
- 圖像誌 /图像志set of symbolic forms
Czech ikonografie
- ikonografieset of symbolic forms
Danish ikonografi
- ikonografiset of symbolic forms
Dutch iconografie
- iconografieset of symbolic forms
Esperanto ikonografio
- ikonografioset of symbolic forms
Estonian ikonograafia
- ikonograafiaset of symbolic forms
Finnish ikonografia
- ikonografiaset of symbolic forms
French iconographie
- iconographieset of symbolic forms
German Ikonografie
- Ikonografieset of symbolic forms
Hebrew איקונוגרפיה
- איקונוגרפיהset of symbolic forms
Hungarian ikonográfia
- ikonográfiaset of symbolic forms
Indonesian ikonografi
- ikonografiset of symbolic forms
Irish íocónagrafaíocht
- íocónagrafaíochtset of symbolic forms
Italian iconografia
- iconografiaset of symbolic forms
Japanese 図像学
- 図像学set of symbolic forms
Korean 도상학
- 도상학 (dosanghak)set of symbolic forms
Norwegian ikonografi
- ikonografiset of symbolic forms
Persian شمایلنگاری
- شمایلنگاریset of symbolic forms
Polish ikonografia
- ikonografiaset of symbolic forms
Portuguese iconografia
- iconografiaset of symbolic forms
Romanian iconografie
- iconografieset of symbolic forms
Russian иконография
- иконография (ikonografija)set of symbolic forms
Spanish iconografía
- iconografíaset of symbolic forms
Swedish ikonografi
- ikonografiset of symbolic forms
Tagalog ikonograpiya
- ikonograpiyaset of symbolic forms
Turkish ikonografi
- ikonografiset of symbolic forms
Ukrainian іконографія
- іконографія (ikonohrafija)set of symbolic forms
Welsh eiconograffeg
- eiconograffegset of symbolic forms
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with iconography
photographybiographygeographybibliographypornographyfilmographydiscographyautobiographychromatographycryptographytopographyradiographytomographyoceanographytypographychoreographymammographycinematographyvideographycartographydemographyangiographylithographycrystallography
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
iconography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconography
MLA
“iconography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconography. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iconography,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconography.
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