filmic

[fil-mik]

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of motion pictures: a filmic adaptation of a novel.

containing characteristics resembling those of motion pictures.

Origin of filmic

First recorded in 1925–30; film + -ic

Related formsfilm·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Related Words for filmic

visual, pictorial, vivid, cinematic, accurate, detailed, faithful, graphic, lifelike, minute, natural, picturesque, precise, realistic

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Contemporary Examples of filmic

The lawyers are chosen not just for their acumen but also with an eye toward the filmic.
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Rebecca Dana
July 25, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for filmic

filmic

adjective

of or relating to films or the cinema

having characteristics that are suggestive of films or the cinema

Derived Formsfilmically, adverb

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