What does iconoclastic mean?

iconoclastic means "characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in iconoclastic?

iconoclastic has 5 syllables: i-co-no-clas-tic. The stress falls on "clas". In IPA it is /ˌaɪkənəˈklæstɪk/.

Is iconoclastic a common word?

iconoclastic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

iconoclastic — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
Similarunorthodox
2.
destructive of images used in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the representation of living things is prohibited
Similardestructive

Questions about iconoclastic

What does iconoclastic mean?: iconoclastic means "characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in iconoclastic?: iconoclastic has 5 syllables: i-co-no-clas-tic. The stress falls on "clas". In IPA it is /ˌaɪkənəˈklæstɪk/.
Is iconoclastic a common word?

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