Meanings
nounphotography (usually uncountable, plural photographies)
plural photographies
- uncountableusuallyThe art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
go on a photography course
- uncountableusuallyThe occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of taking and printing photographs
Similar
picture taking
Broader
pictorial representationpicturing
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Frenchphotographie
- Englishphotography
From French photographie. By surface analysis, photo- + -graphy, together meaning "drawing with light" or "representation by means of lines", "drawing". From φῶς (phôs, “of light”), and γράφω (gráphō, “write, draw”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans fotografie
- fotografieart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Arabic تَصْوِير, فُوتُوغْرَافِيَّا
- تَصْوِير (taṣwīr)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- فُوتُوغْرَافِيَّا (futuḡrafiyyā)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Basque argazkigintza, argazkilaritza
- argazkigintzaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- argazkilaritzaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Bengali ফটোগ্রাফি, ফটোগ্রাফী
- ফটোগ্রাফি (phoṭōgraphi)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- ফটোগ্রাফী (phoṭōgraphi)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Bulgarian фотогра́фия
- фотогра́фия (fotográfija)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Catalan fotografia, fotografia
- fotografiaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- fotografiaoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Chinese Mandarin 攝影 /摄影, 攝影 /摄影
- 攝影 /摄影 (shèyǐng)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- 攝影 /摄影 (shèyǐng)occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Czech fotografie, fotografování
- fotografieart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- fotografováníoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Danish fotografi
- fotografiart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Dutch fotografie, fotografie
- fotografieart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- fotografieoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Esperanto fotarto
- fotartoart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Estonian fotograafia
- fotograafiaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Finnish valokuvaus, valokuvaaminen
- valokuvausart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- valokuvaaminenart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- valokuvausoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
- valokuvaaminenoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
French photographie, photographie
- photographieart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- photographieoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
German Fotografie, Fotografie
- Fotografieart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- Fotografieoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Greek φωτογραφία, φωτογραφική
- φωτογραφία (fotografía)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- φωτογραφική (fotografikí)occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Hebrew צילום
- צילום (tzilém)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Hindi छायाचित्र, फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी
- छायाचित्र (chāyācitra)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी (foṭogrāfī)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- फोटोग्राफी (phoṭogrāphī)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Hungarian fényképezés, fényképészet
- fényképezésart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- fényképészetart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- fotográfiaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- fotózásoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Icelandic ljósmyndun
- ljósmyndunart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Indonesian fotografi
- fotografiart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Irish grianghrafadóireacht, fótagrafaíocht
- grianghrafadóireachtart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- fótagrafaíochtart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Italian fotografia
- fotografiaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Japanese 写真撮影, 写真術
- 写真撮影 (shashin satsuei)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- 写真術 (shashinjutsu)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- 撮影 (satsuei)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Korean 사진술
- 사진술 (sajinsul)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Latin photographia
- photographiaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Latvian fotogrāfija
- fotogrāfijaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Lithuanian fotografija
- fotografijaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Malay fotografi
- fotografiart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Māori whakaahua
- whakaahuaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Norwegian Bokmål fotografi
- fotografiart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Persian عکاسی
- عکاسی ('akkâsi)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Polish fotografia, fotografowanie
- fotografiaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- fotografowanieoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Portuguese fotografia, fotografia
- fotografiaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- fotografiaoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Romanian fotografie, fotografia
- fotografieart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- fotografiaoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Russian фотогра́фия, фотогра́фия
- фотогра́фия (fotográfija)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- фотогра́фия (fotográfija)occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Slovak fotografia, snímka
- fotografiaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- snímkaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Spanish fotografía, fotografía
- fotografíaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- fotografíaoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Swahili upigaji picha, upigaji picha
- upigaji pichaart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- upigaji pichaoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Swedish fotografi, fotografering
- fotografiart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- fotograferingoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Tagalog palanginagan
- palanginaganart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Tamil புகைப்படம், போட்டோகிராபி
- புகைப்படம் (pukaippaṭam)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- போட்டோகிராபி (pōṭṭōkirāpi)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Thai การถ่ายภาพ, การถ่ายภาพ
- การถ่ายภาพ (gaan-tàai-pâap)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- การถ่ายภาพ (gaan-tàai-pâap)occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Turkish fotoğrafçılık, fotoğrafçılık
- fotoğrafçılıkart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- fotoğrafçılıkoccupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
Ukrainian фотогра́фія
- фотогра́фія (fotohráfija)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Urdu عکاسی, عکس بندی
- عکاسی (akkāsī)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- عکس بندی (aks-bandī)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
- تصویر کشی (tasvīr-kaśī)art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Vietnamese nhiếp ảnh
- nhiếp ảnhart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Welsh ffotograffiaeth
- ffotograffiaethart and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with photography
biographygeographybibliographypornographyfilmographydiscographyautobiographychromatographycryptographytopographyradiographytomographyoceanographytypographychoreographymammographycinematographyvideographycartographydemographyangiographylithographycrystallographyechocardiography
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Cite this entry
APA
photography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photography
MLA
“photography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photography.
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