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Iconic vs Mythical - What's the difference?

iconic | mythical |

As adjectives the difference between iconic and mythical

is that iconic is relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon while mythical is existing in myth.

iconic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
  • Famously and distinctively representative of its type.
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  • (linguistics) Representing something; symbolic.
    • an iconic gesture in sign language

    Antonyms

    * (relating to an icon) aniconic * (linguistics) batonic

    mythical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Existing in myth.
  • (by extension) Not real; false or fabricated.

    • Synonyms

    * mythic * legendary

    Derived terms

    * mythicality * mythicalness

    See also

    * mythological