/ Dictionary / Index I icon: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: i•con Pronunciation: (ī'kon), [key] — n. a picture, image, or other representation. a representation of some sacred personage, as Christ or a saint or angel, painted usually on a wood surface and venerated itself as sacred. a sign or representation that stands for its object by virtue of a resemblance or analogy to it. a picture or symbol that appears on a monitor and is used to represent a command, as a file drawer to represent filing. a sign or representation that stands for its object by virtue of a resemblance or analogy to it. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: icon (Thesaurus) icky iconic Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diligent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language