yonic
Oval, receptive shape
Yonic describes something resembling or symbolizing female genitalia, particularly the vulva or vagina.
The term parallels phallic, which refers to male anatomy.
Yonic imagery appears in art, architecture, and religious symbolism—often in fertility contexts: The cave entrance has an unmistakably yonic shape.
The word derives from yoni, Sanskrit for vulva or womb.
Internal female reproductive canal
- vulvaExternal female genital region
- uterusFemale reproductive organ
- ovariesEgg-producing organs
- wombFetal development organ
labia · cervix · fallopian · breasts · genitalia · pudenda · cleft · opening
Capacity for reproduction
- womanhoodAdult female state
- femininityFemale nature or character
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
- goddessFemale sacred being
maidenhood · sisterhood · matriarch · creatrix · receptivity · nurturing · fecundity · generative
Original model for copies
- VenusLove goddess, or planet
- GaiaPrimordial earth deity
- shaktiHindu spiritual force
- sacredWorthy of reverence
ritual · tantra · pagan · divine · vesica · chalice · grail · lotus
Shaped three-dimensional art
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- potteryFired clay objects
- installationProcess of putting in
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
iconography · motif · imagery · symbolism · representation · depiction · aesthetic · modernist
vagina
Internal female reproductive canal
womb · labia · cervix · fallopian · breasts · genitalia · pudenda · cleft · opening · orifice
fertility
Capacity for reproduction
- womanhoodAdult female state
- femininityFemale nature or character
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
goddess · maidenhood · sisterhood · matriarch · creatrix · receptivity · nurturing · fecundity · generative · lifegiving
archetype
Original model for copies
sacred · ritual · tantra · pagan · divine · vesica · chalice · grail · lotus · cowrie
sculpture
Shaped three-dimensional art
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- potteryFired clay objects
- installationProcess of putting in
abstraction · iconography · motif · imagery · symbolism · representation · depiction · aesthetic · modernist · figurative