English Explanatory Dictionary

movie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.
  2. A cinema; a movie theatre.
  3. Any event, especially one that is unpleasant or tiresome.
  4. An extremely fun and exciting experience.

Pronunciation

/ˈmuːvi/ en-us-movie.ogg

Word forms

movie movies

Etymology

From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English.

Synonyms

flick motion picture moving picture moving-picture show photoplay picture show picture

Related words

video

Derived words

action movie adult movie art movie blue movie B movie B-movie bold movie break movie buddy movie disaster movie drive-in movie e-movie Frag movie have seen this movie home movie horror movie megamovie midmovie midnight movie minimovie monster movie movie camera movie crew movie deal moviedom movie film movie-goer moviegoer moviegoing movieholic movie hop movie house moviehouse movieize movie jail movieland movieless movielike movielore moviemaker moviemaking moviemania movieoke movie palace movie projector moviesque movie star movie talk movie theater movie theatre movieverse Moviola multimovie nonmovie popcorn movie race movie radiomovie road-movie road movie skin movie
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