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cinematic

cinematic

55 4.9
Having the look of a film, with dramatic wide shots
  • adjective
  • /ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk/
translation icon : cinematográfico
  • The director's use of lighting created a cinematic atmosphere during the scene.
  • a cinematic technique
  • a cinematic style
  • cinematic images

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Examples

  • As you know, Citizen Kane is one of the greatest films in cinematic history.

  • It can give you a cinematic feel if you shoot with it correctly.

  • You want that cinematic look.

  • All right, you guys ready to make some cinematic history?

  • All right, let's get a nice cinematic shot there.

  • So there's a cinematic quality to many of them.

  • It's about transferring your emotions and all those moments into something cinematic and moving.

  • I think, I think it's an amazingly cinematic tale to tell.

  • It was the first cinematic spectacle.

  • We are on the precipice of greatness, of cinematic glory, or dare I say it, Academy Awards.

Synonyms

filmic
vscinematic
2 6.6

Having the look and feel of a movie

is broader, relating to cinema rather than only style or appearance
cinematographic
vscinematic
1 6.8

Having the look of a movie and often being visually dramatic

is the general term for cinema traits rather than only visual drama
cinematical
vscinematic
  • Archaic
6.7

About the look and style of movies

is identical in meaning but differs only by word form
filmlike
vscinematic
4.1

Having the style and mood of a movie

is about the general relation to cinema rather than only outward resemblance
filmish
vscinematic
7.9

Like the look of a movie

is broader, covering cinema characteristics beyond visual presentation

How Cinematic

cinematic
55 4.9
filmic
2 6.6

Surface Forms

cinematic positive

Morphology

cinematic = cinema (transparent) = cinema + ic

Formed from the noun 'cinema' with the adjectival suffix '-ic' giving the straightforward meaning 'relating to cinema or film-like'.

Etymology

Cinematic comes from cinema, which in turn comes from a Greek word kinema meaning 'movement'. So, because movies are 'moving pictures', something cinematic feels like a movie — it shows motion, large images, and strong emotion.