Keywords: iconic, iconicity

Sign Definition

As a Noun

1. In linguistics, the name of a relationship between a word or a sign which is iconic. English = iconicity.

As a Verb or Adjective

1. In linguistics, a relationship between a word or a sign and its meaning in which there is a similarity between the sound of the word or the shape of the sign and what it means, i.e., the word sounds like what it means or the sign looks like what it means. English = iconic.