Iconic vs Phenomenal - What's the difference?
iconic | phenomenal |
Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
Famously and distinctively representative of its type.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=April 29
, author=Nathan Rabin
, title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)
(linguistics) Representing something; symbolic.
(colloquial) Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.
(scientific) Perceptible by the senses through immediate experience.
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the appearance of the world, as opposed to the ultimate nature of the world as it is in itself.
As adjectives the difference between iconic and phenomenal
is that iconic is relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon while phenomenal is phenomenal.iconic
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(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=In time The Simpsons would, indeed, resort to spoofing such decidedly non-spooktacular fare like E.T and Mr. And Mrs. Smith (both in “Treehouse Of Horror XVIII”) but in 1992 the field was wide-open and the show could cherry-pick the most iconic and beloved fright fare of all time.}}
- an iconic gesture in sign language