movie

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

   they went to a movie every Saturday night

2. 2
   noun

   A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.

   He is watching a crime-thriller movie.

3. 3
   noun

   A cinema; a movie theatre.

   Let's go to the movies.

4. 4
   noun

   Any event, especially one that is unpleasant or tiresome.

   Don't worry; this isn't the first time I've been through this movie.

5. 5
   noun

   An extremely fun and exciting experience.

   Every night with you is a movie!

Etymology

From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English.