emblematic

em·blem·at·ic

adjective \ˌem-blə-ˈma-tik\

: representing something (such as an idea, state, or emotion) that cannot be seen by itself

Full Definition of EMBLEMATIC

:  of, relating to, or constituting an emblem :  symbolic, representative

— em·blem·at·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Variants of EMBLEMATIC

em·blem·at·ic also em·blem·at·i·cal \-ti-kəl\

Examples of EMBLEMATIC

1. <the dove is emblematic of the organization's mission to bring some peace to a troubled world>

First Known Use of EMBLEMATIC

1645

Related to EMBLEMATIC

Synonyms

symbolic (also emblematical), representational, representative

Antonyms

nonsymbolic

Related Words

figural, figurative, metaphoric (or metaphorical), tropological; allegorical

Near Antonyms

actual, literal

Other Heraldry Terms

blazon, cachet, couchant, dormant, escutcheon, potent, standard, totem

Rhymes with EMBLEMATIC

achromatic, acrobatic, aerobatic, anabatic, antistatic, aromatic, Asiatic, astigmatic, autocratic, automatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, democratic, diplomatic, Eleatic, enzymatic, Hanseatic, hieratic, Hippocratic, hydrostatic, kerygmatic, kleptocratic, melismatic, mobocratic, monocratic, morganatic, numismatic, operatic, phallocratic, photostatic, plutocratic, pre-Socratic, problematic, programmatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, theocratic, thermostatic, undogmatic, undramatic