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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"
The meaning of SYMBOLIC is using, employing, or exhibiting a symbol. How to use symbolic in a sentence.
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.
Symbolic definition: serving as a symbol of something (often followed by of).. See examples of SYMBOLIC used in a sentence.
When one thing represents something else that's more abstract, it is symbolic, like a cowboy's black hat in western films is symbolic of his sinister intentions.
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.
Definition of symbolic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SYMBOLIC meaning: 1 : expressing or representing an idea or quality without using words often + of; 2 : relating to or being used as a symbol.
If you describe an event, action, or procedure as symbolic, you mean that it represents an important change, although it has little practical effect.
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.
representing something: The blue, white, and red of the French flag are symbolic of liberty, equality, and fraternity.
