pictorial

C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /pɪkˈtɔɹi.əl/
adj Freq #48325

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    evoking lifelike images within the mind

    Pictorial poetry and prose.

  2. 2
    adj

    pertaining to or consisting of pictures

    Pictorial perspective.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · evoking lifelike images... lifelike
2 adj · pertaining to or consisting... pictural
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Opposites
Word family
Forms pictoriallypictorials
Derived forms nonpictorialpictorialismpictorialistpictorialitypictorializepictoriallypictorialnesssubpictorialunpictorial
Related forms picture

Etymology

From Latin pictōrius (“of painting”) + -al, from pictor (“painter”).

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