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Synonyms for cinema

10 synonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

movie house celluloid seventh art kino moviedom

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Movie theatre — A movie theatre, a movie house

movies US AU CA, movie house, pictures UK IE, movie theatre rare, picture palace dated UK

2. Celluloid

film, celluloid

Other

kino, seventh art, moviedom

Definitions

n. 1
A movie theatre, a movie house.
The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant.
n. 2
Films collectively.
Despite the critics, he produced excellent cinema.

Related words

Word family: cinemaholic cinemaphile cineplex cinematic cinematography
Phrases: drive-in cinema home cinema

Forms

Plural: cinemas → films, celluloids, kinos…

Example sentences

celluloid Does Celluloid support plugins?

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
cinema		rising
celluloid		steady
kino		rising
moviedom		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: film¹, kino
6 letters: movies²
8 letters: pictures², moviedom
9 letters: celluloid³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (movies² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: cinéma
Italiano: cinema
Español: cine
Deutsch: Kino
Català: cine