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pictorial

pictorial

4 4.9
A magazine that mainly shows photographs and illustrations
  • noun
  • /pɪkˈtɔːriəl/
translation icon : revista ilustrada
  • Her latest pictorial highlights the fashion trends of the season through beautiful photographs.

Examples

  • Media representation often exaggerates a story through provocative titles and flashy pictorials—all in the name of drawing in the reader.

    Academic text (1997)
  • When will we see your pictorial in a magazine?

  • Thank you for this absolutely fabulous pictorial of a part of our great history.

    Blog text (34)
  • They're running a pictorial of the crime scenes.

  • Devon also created a PowerPoint pictorial of my life that ran during the receiving time of the evening.

    Blog text (27)
  • Long-established publications such as China Daily, Beijing Review, and China Pictorial, as well as similar publications in other foreign languages, became glossy and professional.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The magazine featured a stunning pictorial that showcased breathtaking landscapes.

  • In the latest issue, you'll find a fascinating pictorial documenting the wildlife of the Amazon.

Synonyms

magazine
vspictorial
1.0

A printed or online set of pages that comes out regularly with articles and pictures about a subject

focuses mainly on photographs or illustrations rather than text
periodical
vspictorial
18 3.8

A printed or online magazine that comes out regularly

is defined by visual content rather than publication schedule

Compounds

A picture that shows something, like a scene or object

Pictures like photos and drawings in a text that explain or decorate it

How Pictorial

picture book
  • Baby Talk
16 1.0
pictorial
4 4.9
magazine
1.0
newspaper
  • Literature
899 1.0

Surface Forms

pictorial singular
pictorials plural

Etymology

Pictorial as a noun comes from the same root as picture, meaning 'picture', so a pictorial is a magazine or publication that shows photos and pictures more than words.