pix
- noun
- /pɪks/
- Texting
- My friend shared some amazing pix from her trip to Greece.
Examples
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First, Frank would get me to look at the pix.
Fiction book (1999) -
Light leaks ruining your pix?
Academic text (2003) -
Send me some pix, would love to see them!
Blog text (12) -
Such great pix and fun factoids!
Blog text (7) -
Daddy, don't forget to send all your party pix on Instagram.
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So much great info and pix! xo Erin
Blog text (20) -
The past few days I've been in fabulous Las Vegas with some incredible friends (here are the pix!).
Blog text (2) -
He loves to take pix of his garden every spring to show the flowers blooming.
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You can find all the pix from the concert on their official website.
Synonyms
An image like a drawing or photograph that shows something
A picture showing a person or thing
A photo made with a camera or phone
A quick informal photo taken with a phone or small camera
A photo shared online for people to enjoy
Compounds
How Clear
Surface Forms
Etymology
The modern informal pix is a short form of picture or pic, a quick name for a photo or image file. A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'pix' as 'pictures', which is why the word now means photos you share or store on a device.