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- DictionarySym·bol·ic/simˈbälik/
adjective
- 1. serving as a symbol: "a repeating design symbolic of eternity"
- 2. involving the use of symbols or symbolism: "the symbolic meaning of motifs and designs"
used to refer to an action that expresses or seems to express an intention or feeling, but has little practical influence on a situation: Five hundred troops were sent in, more as a symbolic gesture than as a real threat. Fewer examples. The dove is symbolic of peace. Wedding rings are intended to be symbolic of love and commitment.
relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols. “ symbolic logic” “ symbolic operations” “ symbolic thinking” synonyms: symbolical. adjective. serving as a visible symbol for something abstract. “the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish” synonyms: emblematic, emblematical, symbolical. representative.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sym‧bol‧ic /sɪmˈbɒlɪk $ -ˈbɑː-/ AWL adjective 1 a symbolic action is important because of what it represents but may not have any real effect symbolic gesture/act The protest was a symbolic gesture of anger at official policy. symbolic significance/importance a meeting of symbolic importance pu...
adjective. /sɪmˈbɒlɪk/ /sɪmˈbɑːlɪk/ containing symbols, or being used as a symbol. He shook his fist in a symbolic gesture of defiance. The ceremony has a deep symbolic meaning. The new regulations are largely symbolic (= they will not have any real effect). symbolic of something The dove is symbolic of peace. Extra Examples.
Definition of symbolic – Learner’s Dictionary. symbolic. adjective. uk / sɪmˈbɒlɪk / us. Add to word list. representing something: The blue, white, and red of the French flag are symbolic of liberty, equality, and fraternity. symbolically. adverb. (Definition of symbolic from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adjective. /sɪmˈbɑlɪk/ symbolic (of something) containing symbols, or being used as a symbol The dove is symbolic of peace. He shook his fist in a symbolic gesture of defiance. The election of Barack Obama had enormous symbolic significance for the idea of a post-racial society.
5 days ago · 1. adjective. If you describe an event, action, or procedure as symbolic, you mean that it represents an important change, although it has little practical effect . A lot of Latin-American officials are stressing the symbolic importance of the trip. The move today was largely symbolic.
