cinema
noun
Simple meaning
A movie theatre, a movie house.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
sinuhmuhSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɪnəmə
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
countable
A movie theatre, a movie house.
filmuncountable
A theater where films are shown
filmuncountable
The film and movie industry.
filmuncountable
Films collectively.
by extensionhumorous
Any media or event that is exemplary.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A movie theatre, a movie house.
Used this way, cinema is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- movie theatre , rarer, so it draws attention
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the cinema.
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