iconographic

adjective

icon·​o·​graph·​ic (ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈgra-fik 

variants or iconographical

(ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈgra-fi-kəl 

1

: of or relating to iconography

2

: representing something by pictures or diagrams

iconographically

(ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of iconographic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The French designer’s creations draw from a vast iconographic repertoire. —Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026

Holzinger is unabashedly committed to an iconographic project. —Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026

Others include the spectrometric, the iconographic, the gemological, and the horny. —Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

Named after its founder, Italian art collector and writer Achille Bertarelli, the collection comprises different iconographic materials, estimated to be around 1 million pieces, including maps, posters, ex libris, postcards, ancient and modern art graphics, as well as architects’ archives. —Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French iconographique, borrowed from New Latin īconographicus, from Late Latin īconographia "making of images, iconography" + Latin -icus -ic entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for iconographic

• angiographic
• choreographic
• chromatographic
• ideographic
• idiographic
• metallographic
• oceanographic
• physiographic
• polarographic
• radiographic
• roentgenographic
• stereographic