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cinematic
[ sin-uh-mat-ik ]
adjective
- having to do with movies, as either an industry or an art form:
The book explores Andy Warhol's cinematic work, focusing on ten films in detail.
- (of a movie) showing a high level of artistry; grand and visually impressive:
This film is filled with sweeping, cinematic shots of the surrounding countryside, to the point where the setting almost becomes a third character.
- having qualities or using techniques associated with good movies, such as drama, emotional intensity, visual or sonic artistry, epic narrative, etc.:
Poetic and strikingly cinematic, her exquisitely written novel illuminates the strange tightrope we are all walking in the radically altered landscape post-9/11.
noun
- (in a video game) a short video or scripted event scene between stages of interactive play, often to introduce a new level, develop a character, or advance the plot:
This year's NHL game has a lot of the same animations, cinematics between faceoffs, commentary tracks, and graphics.
Other Word Forms
- ····· adverb
- ܲ···· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of cinematic1
Example Sentences
“It’s both a mental sport and a cinematic sport,” he says.
Its outdoor area is suited to large-scale car meet-ups and crowds, and its cinematic surroundings match the club’s gritty aesthetic.
With help from Pablo Santiago’s lighting and Cricket S. Myers’ sound design, the production magnifies in cinematic fashion the inner lives of the characters.
Given the constitutional crisis the nation currently finds itself in, watching the men in “Sinners” readily accept the leadership of a qualified Black woman felt like a cinematic mulligan.
“Good News Mass,” which seems inspired by Leonard Bernstein’s eclectic “Mass,” written for the opening of the Kennedy Center in 1971, could, like it, effectively expand its presentation theatrically and choreographically rather than cinematically.
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