movie
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English.
Affixes: -ie
Inflected forms:
form: movies
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film; a video.
pos: noun
tags: Australia
Canada
New-Zealand
US
gloss: A professionally made motion picture of a substantive narrative work, typically around 1 to 3 hours long, typically intended for cinema, art, entertainment, and a widespread audience; a feature film, theatrical film.
pos: noun
examples: My favorite actor is starring in the new movie.
gloss: A cinema; a movie theatre.
pos: noun
tags: Australia
Canada
New-Zealand
US
plural-normally
examples: Let's go to the movies.
gloss: Any event, especially one that is unpleasant or tiresome.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
informal
examples: Don't worry; this isn't the first time I've been through this movie.
And then when the other five were in the Dance Hall up there on the river, steps away from the hot seat, Lehman let off an Italian dragged along on the lookout detail and a Hebrew who was supposed to have furnished the guns, although that had the smell of a frame because the cops didn't like him from another movie.
I've been through this movie before, I thought.
This is the world's final fate and ultimate horror and the evangelists' just reward for being right: a kingdom ruled by the preachers, complete with the inquisitions, the debasement of women, and the witch-hunting that always accompanies self-righteous followers and enforcers of a cruel god. We've been through this movie before.
CEO Tom Wilson said on a conference call today that Allstate hadn't seen a nationwide spike in claims costs like this "in a long time." ¶ "That said, we see this movie every year multiple times in individual states," he said. "So it's not like we haven't been through this movie multiple times before. We know how to manage it. . . .You should expect to continue to see some impact on growth."
gloss: An extremely fun and exciting experience.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
slang
examples: Every night with you is a movie!
My life is a movie / Bull ridin' and boobies / Cowboy hat from Gucci / Wrangler on my booty
Gun range was a total movie. Had to make sure our shooting skills were on point (they were). Now drinking the most expensive bottle of wine I've ever have courtesy of Gunner opening a bottle he wasn't supposed to open
last night was amazing! more content coming. it was literally a movie lol best time with one of my besties @chloebailey love you siss ❤️❤️❤️
Mfs go to a party and stand by a wall all night then the next day post "last night was a movie"
Thank Y'all 🔥.. 2024! I'm going to make it a movie 🎥
Related words: video
Derived words: action movie
adult movie
art movie
blue movie
B movie
B-movie
bold movie
break movie
buddy movie
disaster movie
drive-in movie
e-movie
Frag movie
have seen this movie
home movie
horror movie
megamovie
midmovie
midnight movie
minimovie
monster movie
movie camera
movie crew
movie deal
moviedom
movie film
moviegoer
movie-goer
moviegoing
movieholic
movie hop
moviehouse
movie house
movieize
movie jail
movieland
movieless
movielike
movielore
moviemaker
moviemaking
moviemania
movieoke
movie palace
movie projector
movie rights
moviesque
movie star
movie talk
movie theater
movie theatre
movieverse
Moviola
multimovie
nonmovie
popcorn movie
race movie
radiomovie
road-movie
road movie
skin movie
slasher movie
slash movie
snuff movie
talking movie
telemovie
television movie
tent pole movie
tent-pole movie
tentpole movie
TV movie
war movie
Z-movie
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: fliek
lang: Afrikaans
word: rolprent
lang: Albanian
word: film
lang: Ambonese Malay
word: film
lang: Amharic
word: ፊልም
lang: Amharic
word: ተላዋሽ
roman: tälawaš
lang: Amharic
word: ሲኒማ
roman: sinima
lang: Arabic
word: فِلْم
lang: Arabic
word: شَرِيط
roman: šarīṭ
lang: Arabic
word: فِيلْم سِينَمَائِيّ
roman: fīlm sīnamāʔiyy
lang: Arabic
word: تَصْوِير مُتَحَرِّك
roman: taṣwīr mutaḥarrik
lang: Arabic
word: فيلم
roman: felm
lang: Arabic
word: فيلم
roman: fīlm
lang: Armenian
word: ֆիլմ
lang: Armenian
word: կինոնկար
roman: kinonkar
lang: Armenian
word: կինո
roman: kino
lang: Armenian
word: կինոֆիլմ
roman: kinofilm
lang: Assamese
word: চলচ্চিত্ৰ
roman: solossitro
lang: Asturian
word: película
lang: Asturian
word: filme
lang: Australian Kriol
word: pitja
lang: Azerbaijani
word: film
lang: Azerbaijani
word: kino
lang: Azerbaijani
word: kinofilm
lang: Basque
word: pelikula
lang: Basque
word: filma
lang: Belarusian
word: фільм
roman: filʹm
lang: Belarusian
word: кіно́
roman: kinó
lang: Belarusian
word: кінафі́льм
roman: kinafílʹm
lang: Bengali
word: মুভি
roman: mubhi
lang: Bengali
word: মুভী
roman: mubhi
lang: Bengali
word: ফিল্ম
roman: philmo
lang: Bengali
word: সিনেমা
roman: śinema
lang: Bengali
word: চলচ্চিত্র
roman: coloccitro
lang: Betawi
word: pèlem
lang: Betawi
word: gambar idup
lang: Bouyei
word: dianqyinj
lang: Breton
word: film
lang: Bulgarian
word: филм
lang: Bulgarian
word: ки́но
roman: kíno
lang: Bulgarian
word: ки́нофи́лм
roman: kínofílm
lang: Burmese
word: ဇာတ်ကား
roman: jatka:
lang: Burmese
word: ဘိုင်စကုတ်
roman: bhuingca.kut
lang: Burmese
word: ရုပ်ရှင်
roman: ruphrang
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: филм
roman: fylm
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: філм
lang: Catalan
word: pel·lícula
lang: Catalan
word: film
lang: Cebuano
word: pelikula
lang: Cherokee
word: ᎤᎾᏛᏁᎶᏗ
roman: unadvnelodi
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 電影 /电影
roman: din⁶ jing²
lang: Chinese
word: дянйин
roman: di͡anyin
lang: Eastern Min Chinese
word: 電影 /电影
roman: diêng-īng
lang: Gan Chinese
word: 電影 /电影
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 電影 /电影
roman: thien-yáng
lang: Chinese
word: 電影 /电影
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Jin Chinese
word: 電影 /电影
roman: die³ ing²
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 電影 /电影
roman: diànyǐng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 影片
roman: yǐngpiàn
lang: Northern Min Chinese
word: 電影 /电影
roman: dīng-iǒng
lang: Wu Chinese
word: 電影 /电影
roman: ⁶di-in
lang: Xiang Chinese
word: 電影戲 /电影戏
roman: dienn⁴ in³ xi⁴
lang: Xiang Chinese
word: 電影 /电影
roman: dienn⁴ in³
lang: Czech
word: film
lang: Czech
word: kino
lang: Danish
word: film
lang: Dutch
word: film
lang: Elfdalian
word: film
lang: Erzya
word: эрянеявкс
roman: eŕanejavks
lang: Erzya
word: эрямарт
roman: eŕamart
lang: Erzya
word: фильма
roman: fiľma
lang: Esperanto
word: filmo
lang: Estonian
word: film
lang: Estonian
word: mängufilm
lang: Estonian
word: linateos
lang: Estonian
word: telelavastus
lang: Estonian
word: telenäidend
lang: Faroese
word: filmur
lang: Finnish
word: elokuva
lang: French
word: film
lang: French
word: œuvre cinématographique
lang: Galician
word: filme
lang: Georgian
word: ფილმი
roman: pilmi
lang: Georgian
word: კინოფილმი
roman: ḳinopilmi
lang: Georgian
word: კინოსურათი
roman: ḳinosurati
lang: Georgian
word: კინო
roman: ḳino
lang: German
word: Film
lang: German
word: Spielfilm
lang: Bavarian German
word: Fülm
lang: Greek
word: ταινία
roman: tainía
lang: Greek
word: έργο
roman: érgo
lang: Greek
word: φιλμ
lang: Greenlandic
word: filmi
lang: Gujarati
word: ચિત્રપટ
roman: citrapaṭ
lang: Gujarati
word: ચલચિત્ર
roman: calcitra
lang: Gujarati
word: ફિલ્મ
roman: philma
lang: Gujarati
word: સિનેમા
roman: sinemā
lang: Haitian Creole
word: fim
lang: Hausa
word: sinima
lang: Hawaiian
word: kiʻiʻoniʻoni
lang: Hebrew
word: סֶרֶט
roman: séret
lang: Hiligaynon
word: pelikula
lang: Hiligaynon
word: sine
lang: Hindi
word: पिक्चर
roman: pikcar
lang: Hindi
word: फ़िल्म
lang: Hindi
word: मूवी
roman: mūvī
lang: Hindi
word: सिनेमा
roman: sinemā
lang: Hindi
word: चलचित्र
roman: calcitra
lang: Hindi
word: चित्रपट
roman: citrapaṭ
lang: Hungarian
word: film
lang: Hungarian
word: mozgókép
lang: Icelandic
word: bíómynd
lang: Icelandic
word: mynd
lang: Icelandic
word: kvikmynd
lang: Ido
word: filmo
lang: Ido
word: cinematografuro
lang: Ilocano
word: pelikula
lang: Indonesian
word: film
lang: Ingrian
word: kino
lang: Irish
word: scannán
lang: Italian
word: film
lang: Italian
word: pellicola
lang: Japanese
word: 映画
roman: eiga
lang: Kannada
word: ಸಿನಮಾ
roman: sinamā
lang: Kannada
word: ಓಡುತಿಟ್ಟ
roman: ōḍutiṭṭa
lang: Kannada
word: ಚಲಚಿತ್ರ
roman: calacitra
lang: Kazakh
word: фильм
lang: Kazakh
word: кино
roman: kino
lang: Kazakh
word: кинокартина
roman: kinokartina
lang: Khmer
word: កុន
roman: kon
lang: Khmer
word: ភាពយន្ត
roman: phiəpyŭən
lang: Khmer
word: ហ្វីល
roman: fiil
lang: Korean
word: 영화
roman: yeonghwa
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: fîlm
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: sînema
lang: Kyrgyz
word: фильм
lang: Kyrgyz
word: кино
roman: kino
lang: Kyrgyz
word: тасма
roman: tasma
lang: Ladino
word: filmo
lang: Lao
word: ຟີມ
roman: fīm
lang: Lao
word: ໜັງ
roman: nang
lang: Lao
word: ຊິເນມາ
roman: si nē mā
lang: Lao
word: ຮູບເງົາ
roman: hūp ngao
lang: Lao
word: ພາບພະຍົນ
roman: phāp pha nyon
lang: Latin
word: pictura cinematographica
lang: Latin
word: pellicula
lang: Latvian
word: filma
lang: Latvian
word: kinofilma
lang: Lithuanian
word: filmas
lang: Lithuanian
word: kinas
lang: Lombard
word: film
lang: Lombard
word: pellícola
lang: Lü
word: ᦶᦎᧃᧈᦍᦲᧃ
roman: ṫaen¹yiin
lang: Lü
word: ᦐᧂ
roman: ṅang
lang: Macedonian
word: филм
lang: Malay
word: wayang
lang: Malay
word: filem
lang: Malayalam
word: ചലച്ചിത്രം
roman: calaccitraṁ
lang: Malayalam
word: സിനിമ
roman: sinima
lang: Malayalam
word: ഫിലിം
roman: philiṁ
lang: Marathi
word: चित्रपट
roman: citrapaṭ
lang: Marathi
word: सिनेमा
roman: sinemā
lang: Marathi
word: पिक्चर
roman: pikcar
lang: Mongolian
word: кино
roman: kino
lang: Mongolian
word: фильм
roman: filʹm
lang: Mongolian
word: сүүдэр ший
roman: süüder šii
lang: Nepali
word: चलचित्र
roman: calacitra
lang: Newar
word: संकिपा
roman: saṃkipā
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: film
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: film
lang: Odia
word: ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର
roman: caḷaccitra
lang: Odia
word: ସିନେମା
roman: sinemā
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: филм
lang: Pashto
word: پلم
roman: pilm, pilëm
lang: Pashto
word: خوځنده انځور
roman: xwëźënda anźor
lang: Iranian Persian
word: فیلْم
lang: Iranian Persian
word: سینِما
roman: sinemâ
lang: Iranian Persian
word: تَصَاویرِ مُتَحَرِّک
roman: tasâvir-e motaharrek
lang: Polish
word: film
lang: Polish
word: kino
lang: Portuguese
word: filme
lang: Punjabi
word: ਫਿਲਮ
roman: philam
lang: Punjabi
word: ਸਿਨੇਮਾ
roman: sinemā
lang: Romanian
word: film
lang: Romansh
word: film
lang: Russian
word: фильм
roman: filʹm
lang: Russian
word: кинофи́льм
roman: kinofílʹm
lang: Russian
word: кинокарти́на
roman: kinokartína
lang: Russian
word: карти́на
roman: kartína
lang: Northern Sami
word: filbma
lang: Skolt-Sami
word: fiˊlmm
lang: Sanskrit
word: चलच्चित्रम्
roman: calaccitram
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: film
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: фи̏лм
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: fȉlm
lang: Shan
word: ငဝ်းတူင်ႉ
roman: ngáo tṵ̂ung
lang: Shan
word: ငဝ်း
roman: ngáo
lang: Silesian
word: film
lang: Slovak
word: film
lang: Slovene
word: film
lang: Sotho
word: fileme
lang: Spanish
word: película
lang: Spanish
word: filme
lang: Swahili
word: filamu
lang: Swedish
word: film
lang: Tagalog
word: sine
lang: Tagalog
word: pelikula
lang: Tagalog
word: puting-tabing
lang: Tahitian
word: hohoʻa
lang: Tai Nüa
word: ᥖᥦᥢᥱᥕᥤᥢᥰ
roman: tǎenyïn
lang: Tajik
word: кино
roman: kino
lang: Tajik
word: филм
lang: Tajik
word: синамо
roman: sinamo
lang: Tamil
word: திரைப்படம்
roman: tiraippaṭam
lang: Tamil
word: படம்
roman: paṭam
lang: Tamil
word: சினிமா
roman: ciṉimā
lang: Tatar
word: фильм
roman: filʹm
lang: Tatar
word: кино
roman: kino
lang: Telugu
word: సినిమా
roman: sinimā
lang: Telugu
word: సైన్మ
roman: sainma
lang: Telugu
word: సీన్మ
roman: sīnma
lang: Telugu
word: చిత్రము
roman: citramu
lang: Telugu
word: చలనచిత్రము
roman: calanacitramu
lang: Thai
word: ภาพยนตร์
roman: pâap-pá-yon
lang: Thai
word: หนัง
roman: nǎng
lang: Tibetan
word: གློག་བརྙན
roman: glog brnyan
lang: Tigrinya
word: ፊልም
lang: Tigrinya
word: ሲነማ
roman: sinäma
lang: Tigrinya
word: ቺነማ
roman: činäma
lang: Turkish
word: film
lang: Turkmen
word: kinofilm
lang: Turkmen
word: film
lang: Turkmen
word: kino
lang: Tuvan
word: кино
roman: kino
lang: Ukrainian
word: фільм
roman: filʹm
lang: Ukrainian
word: кіно́
roman: kinó
lang: Ukrainian
word: кінофі́льм
roman: kinofílʹm
lang: Ukrainian
word: стрі́чка
roman: stríčka
lang: Urdu
word: فِلْم
lang: Urdu
word: سِنیما
roman: sinemā
lang: Urdu
word: چَلْچِتْر
roman: calcitr
lang: Urdu
word: مُووِی
roman: mūvī
lang: Urdu
word: مُتَحَرِّک تَصاوِیر
roman: mutaharrik tasāvīr
lang: Urdu
word: مُتَحَرِّک فِلْم
lang: Uyghur
word: فىلىم
roman: filim
lang: Uyghur
word: كىنو
roman: kino
lang: Uzbek
word: kino
lang: Uzbek
word: film
lang: Uzbek
word: kinofilm
lang: Vietnamese
word: phim
lang: Vietnamese
word: điện ảnh
lang: Volapük
word: biomagodem
lang: Volapük
word: däsinotabioskop
lang: Welsh
word: ffilm
lang: Yakut
word: киинэ
roman: kiine
lang: Yiddish
word: פֿילם
lang: Yoruba
word: fiimu
lang: Zhuang
word: denyingj