Definition of MOVIE

movie

Meanings

Plural: movies

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"
  • A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.
  • A cinema; a movie theatre.
  • Any event, especially one that is unpleasant or tiresome.
  • An extremely fun and exciting experience.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, moving picture, moving-picture show, photoplay, pic, picture, picture show

Scrabble Score: 10

movie is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
movie is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
movie is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

movie is a valid Words With Friends word