ikon vs foil

ikon and foil both are nouns.

ikon is not a verb while foil is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ikon	Yes	No	No	No
foil	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, foil is a hyponym of ikon; that is, foil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ikon:

ikon: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
foil: picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

Other hyponyms of ikon include bitmap, electronic image, chiaroscuro, collage, montage, transparency, computer graphic, graphic, iconography, inset, likeness, semblance, cyclorama, diorama, panorama, reflection, reflexion, CAT scan, scan, echogram, sonogram, fitspo.

ikon (noun)	foil (noun)
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface	a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church	a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
	picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
	a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
	anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities

ikon (verb)	foil (verb)
	cover or back with foil
	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
	enhance by contrast

Difference between ikon and foil

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