cinematic

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/sɪnəˈmætɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to the cinema.

“Is there a way to skip this long cinematic?”

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

cinematic1

adjectivecinematic (comparative more cinematic, superlative most cinematic)

comparative more cinematic · superlative most cinematic

  1. Of or relating to the cinema.
  2. Resembling a professional motion picture.

    Despite being shot on tiny budget, the student film looked incredibly cinematic.

nouncinematic (plural cinematics)

plural cinematics

  1. video gamesA cut scene.

    Is there a way to skip this long cinematic?

    1 more example

    When you talk about writing in games, some designers think you're speaking only about cinematics. Of all the ways to evoke emotion, however, cinematics are the least game-like portion of any game.

    2004, David Freeman, Creating Emotion in Games, New Riders, →ISBN, page 390
  2. video gamesA short film promoting a video game or such type of franchise, often featuring its characters or universe

cinematic2

nouncinematic (plural cinematics)

plural cinematics

  1. datedvideo gamesDated form of kinematic.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

cinematic · adjective, noun

From cinema + -tic. Compare French cinématique.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic سِينَمَائِيّ
  • سِينَمَائِيّ (sīnamāʔiyy)relating to the cinema
Catalan pel·liculer
  • pel·liculerrelating to the cinema
Chinese Mandarin 電影業的 /电影业的
  • 電影業的 /电影业的 (diànyǐngyè de)relating to the cinema
Esperanto kineja
  • kinejarelating to the cinema
Finnish elokuvallinen
  • elokuvallinenrelating to the cinema
French cinématographique
  • cinématographiquerelating to the cinema
German filmisch
  • filmischrelating to the cinema
Greek κινηματογραφικός
  • κινηματογραφικός (kinimatografikós)relating to the cinema
Hungarian cinematikus
  • cinematikusrelating to the cinema
Japanese シネマティック
  • シネマティック (shinematikku)relating to the cinema
Polish kinowy, filmowy
  • kinowyrelating to the cinema
  • filmowyrelating to the cinema
Russian кинематографи́ческий, кино́шный
  • кинематографи́ческий (kinematografíčeskij)relating to the cinema
  • кино́шный (kinóšnyj)relating to the cinema
Slovak cinematický
  • cinematickýrelating to the cinema
Spanish cinematográfico
  • cinematográficorelating to the cinema

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Cite this entry
APA

cinematic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinematic

MLA

“cinematic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinematic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinematic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinematic.

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