adj

cinematic

sih-nuh-MA-tihk

adj

Relating to films, or having the visual style and quality of a professionally made movie.

"The drone footage looked incredibly cinematic."

"The director gave the show a cinematic feel with sweeping wide shots."

noun

A short, pre-rendered scene in a video game used to advance the story, distinct from actual gameplay.

"The game's opening cinematic set up the entire plot."

How to Use Cinematic

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishLooking or feeling like something from a big-budget movie, or (in gaming) a movie-like story sequence.

Common pairings

cinematic quality cinematic trailer skip the cinematic

more cinematic comparative, cinematics plural, most cinematic superlative

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The drone footage looked incredibly _____.

From cinema + the adjective suffix -tic.

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