Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hieroglyphic

2 senses of hieroglyphic

Sense 1
hieroglyph, hieroglyphic -- (writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible))
       => writing -- (letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible")

Sense 2
hieroglyph, hieroglyphic -- (a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt)
       => orthography, writing system -- (a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols)

Similarity of adj hieroglyphic

2 senses of hieroglyphic

Sense 1
hieroglyphic, hieroglyphical -- (resembling hieroglyphic writing)

Sense 2
hieroglyphic, hieroglyphical -- (written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols)