on-screen

American  

[on-skreen, awn-] / ˈɒnˈskrin, ˈɔn- /

adjective

1. occurring within a motion picture or television show or in an actor's professional life.

   a raucous on-screen personality that was at odds with his quiet private life.

2. displayed on a television screen; supplied by means of television.

   an on-screen course in economics.

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adverb

1. in a motion picture or television program or in one's professional life.

   On-screen he's a villain.

Etymology

Origin of on-screen

First recorded in 1950–55

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Example Sentences

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on-screen

He is set to appear as Xavier in “Avengers: Doomsday,” which will be his final on-screen film appearance.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Stewart is to make his final on-screen film appearance as Professor Xavier in "Avengers: Doomsday," set for release in December.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Later TV credits included “Barney Miller” and “Suddenly Susan,” where she played an on-screen grandmother to Brooke Shields.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

A published author, Koenig's other on-screen credits included Columbo and Futurama.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

The first thing they saw on-screen was the front porch of their house.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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