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movielike atmosphere

movielike atmosphere

5.6
A feeling of drama and magic like a scene from a movie
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : atmósfera cinematográfica
  • The lighting and music created a movielike atmosphere in the small café.

Examples

  • The rooftop dinner had a movielike atmosphere that left guests enchanted.

  • Her surprise arrival gave the event a sudden movielike atmosphere everyone noticed.

  • The party had a movielike atmosphere that everyone enjoyed.

  • Can you feel the movielike atmosphere in this café?

  • The lighting and music created a movielike atmosphere in the small café.

  • Her surprise arrival gave the event a sudden movielike atmosphere everyone noticed.

  • The rooftop dinner had a movielike atmosphere that left guests enchanted.

Synonyms

movielike quality
vsmovielike atmosphere
  • US
6.3

A feeling that scenes are vivid, dramatic, and like a movie

is the same idea but used to name the surrounding mood
filmish quality
vsmovielike atmosphere
7.0

A style like a movie that uses strong lighting and dramatic scenes

focuses more on the mood, evoking drama, glamour, or unreality

How Cinematic

movielike atmosphere
  • US
5.6
atmosphere
319 3.2

Surface Forms

movielike atmosphere singular
movielike atmospheres plural

Morphology

movielike + atmosphere

The phrase is compositionally built from 'movie' + the productive adjective-forming element '-like' modifying 'atmosphere', so its meaning — an atmosphere similar to that of a movie (dramatic, glamorous, or unreal) — is directly inferable from the parts. This adjective formation is frequent and transparent in English (and paralleled in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand it.

Etymology

Movielike atmosphere comes from the image of a film scene where perfect light, music and slow motion make a moment feel bigger and more dramatic. So when a real place or event has that same feeling, people call it 'movielike', meaning 'dramatic' or a little 'unreal'.