pictorial

[ pik-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-ee-uhl ]
/ pɪkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr i əl /
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adjective

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.

noun

a periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature.
a magazine feature that is primarily photographic.

Origin of pictorial

1640–50; < Latin pictōri(us) of painting ( pic-, variant stem of pingere to paint + -tōrius -tory1) + -al1

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Words nearby pictorial

pictish, pictogram, pictograph, pictography, pictor, pictorial, pictorialism, pictorialize, picture, picture book, picture card

Words related to pictorial

illustrated, visual, photographic, vivid, descriptive, drawn, illustrative, lifelike, outlined, painted, pictographic, picturesque, realistic, traced, delineated, depicted, diagrammatic, etched, iconographic, illustrational

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British Dictionary definitions for pictorial

pictorial
/ (pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

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

noun

  1. a magazine, newspaper, etc, containing many pictures
  2. (capital when part of a name)the Sunday Pictorial

Derived forms of pictorial

pictorially, adverb

Word Origin for pictorial

C17: from Late Latin pictōrius, from Latin pictor painter, from pingere to paint