Symbols And Signs

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it

  • The ancient language used ideograms to represent words or ideas.
  • I find it fascinating how ideograms can convey meaning without using letters.
  • Some people think ideograms are like emojis but with deeper meanings.
  • The artist used ideograms in his painting to symbolize different emotions.

adjective relating to or consisting of pictures or symbols

  • The ancient civilization used pictographic symbols to communicate their ideas.
  • I find it fascinating how pictographic writing can convey so much meaning.
  • Check out these cool pictographic emojis I found online!
  • Her artwork was like a pictographic representation of her inner thoughts and feelings.