Monogram vs Initials - What's the difference?
monogram | initials |
(obsolete) A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.
(obsolete, rare) A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry.
A design composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution.
To mark something with a monogram.
English plurals
(plurale tantum) An abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name. See monogram
As nouns the difference between monogram and initials
is that monogram is a picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch while initials is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals.As a verb monogram
is to mark something with a monogram.monogram
English
Alternative forms
* monogramme (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) monogramme, from the Classical (etyl) adjective monogrammus, from the conjectured (etyl) * .Noun
(en noun)References
* “†monogram, n.''¹]” listed in the '' [draft revision; Mar. 2010
Etymology 2
Formed as , by analogy with epigram.Noun
(en noun)References
* “†monogram, n.''²]” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010
Etymology 3
The noun derives from the post-Classical (etyl) monogrammum, itself from the (etyl) ; compare the (etyl) and (etyl) monogramme, as well as the (etyl) monogramma. The verb derives from the noun; compare the earlier adjective monogrammed and the slightly earlier noun monogramming.Noun
(en noun)References
* “monogram, n.''³]” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010
Verb
(monogramm)References
* “monogram, v.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010