单词 | pictorial |
释义 | pictorial[ pik-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-ee-uhl ] / pɪkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr i əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pictorial ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivepertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture. illustrated by or containing pictures: a pictorial history. of or relating to the art of painting and drawing pictures, the pictures themselves, or their makers: the pictorial masterpieces of the Renaissance. having or suggesting the visual appeal or imagery of a picture: a pictorial metaphor. nouna periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature. a magazine feature that is primarily photographic. Origin of pictorial1640–50; <Latin pictōri(us) of painting (pic-, variant stem of pingere to paint + -tōrius-tory1) + -al1 SYNONYMS FOR pictorial4 picturesque, vivid, striking, telling. SEE SYNONYMS FOR pictorial ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM pictorialWords nearby pictorialPictish, pictogram, pictograph, pictography, Pictor, pictorial, pictorialism, pictorialize, picture, picture book, picture card Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pictorialBritish Dictionary definitions for pictorialpictorial / (pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl) / adjectiverelating to, consisting of, or expressed by pictures (of books, newspapers, etc) containing pictures of or relating to painting or drawing (of language, style, etc) suggesting a picture; vivid; graphic noun
Derived forms of pictorialpictorially, adverbWord Origin for pictorialC17: from Late Latin pictōrius, from Latin pictor painter, from pingere to paint Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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