emblem

1. 1.

   special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

   Broaderdesign

   NarrowercolophoncolorscrestCrossdeviceflagheraldryskull and crossbonestotemtotem pole
2. 2.

   a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

   Synonymsallegory

   Broadersymbol

   Narrowerscarlet lettercupiddonkeydoveeagleelephantfascesnational flaghammer and sicklered flag

Other forms of emblem

plural

emblems·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about emblem

What does emblem mean?

emblem means "special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in emblem?

emblem has 2 syllables: em-blem. The stress falls on "em". In IPA it is /ˈɛmbləm/.

What is another word for emblem?

Close synonyms include allegory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is emblem a common word?

emblem is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.