movie

noun
/ˈmuːvi/

A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film; a video.

Other meanings

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.
“My favorite actor is starring in the new movie.”
A cinema; a movie theatre.
“Let's go to the movies.”

Synonyms

film
picture
moving picture
moving-picture show
motion picture
motion-picture show

Related words

Moviola
action movie
adult movie
B-movie
have seen this movie
home movie
horror movie
movie camera
movieholic
moviehouse
movieland
movie star

Example sentences

“I'm going to be watching a movie again.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“You pick a movie. I'll watch whatever.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“Was the movie better than the book?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “movie” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.