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filmgoing

filmgoing

3.8
Going to the cinema to watch films
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪlmˌɡoʊɪŋ/
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  • Prison film screenings contradict both idealized and industrialized models of filmgoing, as well as the central tenet of English.

Examples

  • Going to the cinema for filmgoing is a favorite pastime for many movie lovers.

  • In 1999, The Blair Witch Project shocked Hollywood and the entire filmgoing world.

    Academic text (2017)

  • In other words, quick hits, thought pieces, missives, memento mori; my own thoughts on filmgoing, and hopefully, any readers out there, yours too.

    Blog text (21)

  • Prison exhibition challenges several fundamental precepts of the motion-picture experience, eschewing the spatial and cultural imaginary of ideal, market-driven exchanges between a sovereign consumer and an entertainment industry for something that was strikingly different from civilian filmgoing.

    Academic text (2016)

  • She enjoys filmgoing so much that she visits the cinema every Friday night.

  • Many people find filmgoing to be a great way to spend time with friends and family.

Synonyms

going to the movies
vsfilmgoing
  • US
130 1.0

An activity of visiting a cinema to watch a movie

is a concise noun form rather than a casual spoken phrase
moviegoing
vsfilmgoing
  • US
3 3.2

The activity of going to the cinema to watch films

is a near synonym but uses a different base word and form

How Common

going to the movies
  • US
130 1.0
filmgoing
3.8

Surface Forms

filmgoing singular
filmgoings plural

Morphology

filmgoing = film + going (transparent) = film + going

Clear compound of 'film' + 'going' meaning the activity of going to films, which learners can derive from the parts.

Etymology

The word filmgoing is made from film ('movie') and going ('going out to see something'), so it literally names the activity of going to the cinema for fun or as a habit.