editorial

edi·to·ri·al
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UK/ˌɛdɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/Canada, US/ˌɛdɪˈtɔɹiəl/Australia/ˌed.ɪˈtoː.ɹi.əl/New Zealand/ˌed.əˈtoː.ɹi.əl/

adjective

Of or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial.

“editorial labours; editorial remarks”

Similar
columnnewspaper column
Very commonScrabble 10

Meanings

adjectiveeditorial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial.

    editorial labours; editorial remarks

    1 more example

    In stark opposition to what CBS editorial leadership told staff on Monday, Redstone said that she did not believe Dokoupil had violated the network’s editorial standards when he grilled Coates over the contents of his new book.

    2024 October 9, Hadas Gold, Liam Reilly and Brian Stelter, “Shari Redstone says CBS leaders made ‘bad mistake’ with handling of Ta-Nehisi Coates interview fallout”, in CNN
  2. not comparablefashionAppropriate for high fashion magazines.
nouneditorial (plural editorials)

plural editorials

  1. An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event.
    1 more example

    Gratifying as it is to read such editorials even in the press which supports Mr. Marples' party—and to learn that the G.N. Line's London suburban electrification is at last being given a cost-benefit analysis of the kind which overwhelmingly justified the L.T. Victoria Line [...] but years later than need have been—[...].

    1963 June, “Second thoughts on Beeching”, in Modern Railways, page 361
  2. A similar commentary on radio or television.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan article giving opinions or perspectives

Similar
columnnewspaper column
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-redup.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti
  8. Proto-Italic*didō
  9. Latindō
  10. Latinēdō
  11. Medieval Latinēditor
  12. Englisheditor
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englisheditorial

From editor + -ial.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic تَحْرِيرِيّ, اِفْتِتاحِيّة
  • تَحْرِيرِيّ (taḥrīriyy)of or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • اِفْتِتاحِيّة (iftitāḥiyya)article giving the opinion of editors
  • مَقَال اِفْتِتَاحِيّ (maqāl iftitāḥiyy)article giving the opinion of editors
Bulgarian редакцио́нен, редакцио́нна ста́тия
  • редакцио́нен (redakciónen)of or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • редакцио́нна ста́тия (redakciónna státija)article giving the opinion of editors
Catalan editorial
  • editorialof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
Chinese Mandarin 编辑的, 社论的
  • 编辑的of or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • 社论的of or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • 社論 /社论 (shèlún)article giving the opinion of editors
  • 社說 /社说 (shèshuō)article giving the opinion of editors
Czech editorial, úvodní slovo
  • editorialarticle giving the opinion of editors
  • úvodní slovoarticle giving the opinion of editors
Danish leder, lederartikel
  • lederarticle giving the opinion of editors
  • lederartikelarticle giving the opinion of editors
  • spidsarticle giving the opinion of editors
Dutch commentaar, editoriaal
  • commentaararticle giving the opinion of editors
  • editoriaalarticle giving the opinion of editors
Estonian juhtkiri
  • juhtkiriarticle giving the opinion of editors
Finnish toimituksellinen, pääkirjoitus
  • toimituksellinenof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • pääkirjoitusarticle giving the opinion of editors
French éditorial, rédactionnel
  • éditorialof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • rédactionnelof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • éditorialarticle giving the opinion of editors
German redaktionell, editorisch
  • redaktionellof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • editorischof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • Leitartikelarticle giving the opinion of editors
  • Editorialarticle giving the opinion of editors
Hebrew מאמר מערכת
  • מאמר מערכת (maamar maarekhet)article giving the opinion of editors
Hindi अग्रलेख
  • अग्रलेख (agralekh)article giving the opinion of editors
Hungarian vezércikk
  • vezércikkarticle giving the opinion of editors
Icelandic forystugrein
  • forystugreinarticle giving the opinion of editors
Indonesian editorial, editorial
  • editorialof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • editorialarticle giving the opinion of editors
  • tajuk rencanaarticle giving the opinion of editors
Irish eagarfhocal
  • eagarfhocalarticle giving the opinion of editors
Italian editoriale, editoriale
  • editorialeof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • editorialearticle giving the opinion of editors
Japanese 社説
  • 社説 (shasetsu)article giving the opinion of editors
Korean 사설
  • 사설 (saseol)article giving the opinion of editors
Māori whakaaro a te ētita
  • whakaaro a te ētitaarticle giving the opinion of editors
Norwegian Bokmål redaksjonell, lederartikkel
  • redaksjonellof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • lederartikkelarticle giving the opinion of editors
Polish redakcyjny, redaktorski
  • redakcyjnyof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • redaktorskiof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • wydawniczyof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • artykuł wstępnyarticle giving the opinion of editors
  • edytorialarticle giving the opinion of editors
  • wstępniakarticle giving the opinion of editors
Portuguese editorial, editorial
  • editorialof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • editorialarticle giving the opinion of editors
  • comentáriosimilar commentary on radio or TV
Romanian editorial
  • editorialarticle giving the opinion of editors
Russian редакцио́нный, реда́кторский
  • редакцио́нный (redakciónnyj)of or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • реда́кторский (redáktorskij)of or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • передови́ца (peredovíca)article giving the opinion of editors
  • редакцио́нная статья́ (redakciónnaja statʹjá)article giving the opinion of editors
  • передова́я (peredovája)article giving the opinion of editors
Spanish editorial, editorial
  • editorialof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • editorialarticle giving the opinion of editors
Swedish redaktionell, ledare
  • redaktionellof or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial
  • ledarearticle giving the opinion of editors
Turkish başyazı
  • başyazıarticle giving the opinion of editors
Ukrainian редакці́йна стаття́, передови́ця
  • редакці́йна стаття́ (redakcíjna stattjá)article giving the opinion of editors
  • передови́ця (peredovýcja)article giving the opinion of editors
  • едиторіа́л (edytoriál)article giving the opinion of editors
Urdu اِدارِیَہ
  • اِدارِیَہ (idāriya)article giving the opinion of editors
Vietnamese bài xã luận, xã luận
  • bài xã luậnarticle giving the opinion of editors
  • xã luậnarticle giving the opinion of editors

Rhymes & wordplay

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Anagrams

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APA

editorial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/editorial

MLA

“editorial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/editorial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “editorial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/editorial.

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