pictorial
pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
illustrated by or containing pictures: a pictorial history.
of or relating to the art of painting and drawing pictures, the pictures themselves, or their makers: the pictorial masterpieces of the Renaissance.
having or suggesting the visual appeal or imagery of a picture: a pictorial metaphor.
a periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature.
a magazine feature that is primarily photographic.
Origin of pictorial
1Other words for pictorial
Other words from pictorial
- pic·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
- pic·to·ri·al·ness, noun
- non·pic·to·ri·al, adjective
- non·pic·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
- sem·i·pic·to·ri·al, adjective
- sem·i·pic·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
- un·pic·to·ri·al, adjective
- un·pic·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
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How to use pictorial in a sentence
Now in terms of equipment, ancient writers and pictorial evidence rather paint a vague picture of the renowned foot companions.
The Mighty Ancient Macedonian Army of Alexander the Great | Dattatreya Mandal | August 4, 2022 | Realm of HistoryMeanwhile, composers became increasingly interested in pictorial descriptions of environmental and human noises such as thunder, wind, and the din of battle.
The Telleriano-Remensis uses a pictorial representation of a 52-year cycle to roughly date the quakes.
This pictogram is one of the oldest known accounts of earthquakes in the Americas | Carolyn Gramling | September 7, 2021 | Science NewsThose images helped the researchers match some pictorial accounts of quakes, including one in 1507, to later descriptions of the events.
This pictogram is one of the oldest known accounts of earthquakes in the Americas | Carolyn Gramling | September 7, 2021 | Science NewsBoth artists play with print and bookmaking formats, using internal frames to boost pictorial drama.
In the galleries: Posters as a medium for serious but jubilant communication | Mark Jenkins | July 9, 2021 | Washington Post
A helpful pictorial index provides photographs of the actual objects.
They are never portraits of specific individuals who might interest us, even visually, apart from their pictorial roles.
He declared them to be “a pictorial representation of England as a free society and the liberator of other peoples.”
Virgin Sacrifice and the Meaning of the Parthenon | Nick Romeo | February 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne little girl attempted to smell at the trees in a drawing and pretended to feed some pictorial dogs.
Children's Ways | James SullyWith less intelligent children traces of this tendency to take pictorial representation for reality may appear as late as four.
Children's Ways | James SullyCalmly we seated ourselves in the "arm chair," and continued our labors upon our magnificent pictorial.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousThe use of pictorial representations appears often to have been a matter of necessity.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowAnother slab bears the outline of a little pig, the pictorial translation of the somewhat singular name Porcella.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
British Dictionary definitions for pictorial
/ (pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl) /
relating to, consisting of, or expressed by pictures
(of books, newspapers, etc) containing pictures
of or relating to painting or drawing
(of language, style, etc) suggesting a picture; vivid; graphic
a magazine, newspaper, etc, containing many pictures
(capital when part of a name): the Sunday Pictorial
Origin of pictorial
1Derived forms of pictorial
- pictorially, adverb
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