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movielike quality

movielike quality

6.3
A feeling that scenes are vivid, dramatic, and like a movie
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : calidad cinematográfica
  • The novel's movielike quality made it easy for readers to imagine every scene vividly.

Examples

  • There was a movielike quality to the thunderstorm as lightning flashed dramatically over the city.

  • The film had a stunning movielike quality that captivated audiences.

  • His vacation photos had a movielike quality that impressed his friends.

  • Her performance brought a movielike quality to the stage.

  • The novel's movielike quality made it easy for readers to imagine every scene vividly.

  • There was a movielike quality to the thunderstorm as lightning flashed dramatically over the city.

  • His vacation photos had a movielike quality that impressed his friends.

Synonyms

filmish quality
vsmovielike quality
7.0

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

is broader, focusing on vivid atmosphere and dramatic feeling rather than just visual style
movielike atmosphere
vsmovielike quality
  • US
5.6

A feeling of drama and magic like a scene from a movie

covers visual and narrative features as well as atmosphere

How Cinematic

cinematic
55 4.9
movielike quality
  • US
6.3
realistic
65 4.1
mundane
80 4.3

Surface Forms

movielike quality singular
movielike qualities plural

Morphology

movielike + quality

The meaning is directly compositional: 'movielike' = 'resembling a movie' combined with 'quality' yields 'a characteristic resembling a movie' (vivid, dramatic, cinematic). The suffix '-like' is a productive, transparent formation in English and comparable constructions exist in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows 'movie' and 'quality' will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The phrase movielike quality comes from the image of a scene that looks like one in a movie, with bright light, clear images, and strong emotion. So saying something has a movielike quality means it feels 'vivid' or 'dramatic', like a movie.