cinematic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk/ UK /ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to or having the qualities of cinema or film

The novel's cinematic scenes seemed written for the screen.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to or having the... filmicmovie theatrical photographic

Word family

Derived forms cinematically

Related forms cinema cinematography kinetic

Etymology

From cinema (short for cinematograph) + -ic, from Ancient Greek kīnēma, kīnēmat- ('movement'), from kīneîn ('to move').

kīnēma Ancient Greek kīneîn Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Film & Television Word Formation & Derivatives

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# cinematic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk/

## Meanings
1. relating to or having the qualities of cinema or film

## Examples
- The novel's cinematic scenes seemed written for the screen.

## Synonyms
- filmic
- movie
- theatrical
- photographic

## Derived Forms
- cinematically

## Related Forms
- cinema
- cinematography
- kinetic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: kīnēma
- Root: kīneîn

## Etymology
From cinema (short for cinematograph) + -ic, from Ancient Greek kīnēma, kīnēmat- ('movement'), from kīneîn ('to move').

## AI Etymology
Cinematic comes from cinema (short for cinematograph) + -ic, from Ancient Greek kīnēma, kīnēmat- ('movement'), from kīneîn ('to move'). The historical trail runs through kīnēma in Ancient Greek and kīneîn in Ancient Greek. Morphologically, cinematic is transparent: it draws on cinema (short for cinematograph) + -ic, from Ancient Greek kīnēma, kīnēmat- ('movement'), from kīneîn ('to move'). Used as an adjective, cinematic now means "relating to or having the qualities of cinema or film", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as cinematically and related forms such as cinema, cinematography, and kinetic. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Film & Television
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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