telefilm

noun

tele·​film ˈte-li-ˌfilm 

dated

: a made-for-television movie : a feature-length film intended to be telecast

Examples of telefilm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The following year, Causey earned a Primetime Emmy nom alongside three other member of the sound team for the NBC telefilm Fire on the Mountain, starring Buddy Ebsen and Ron Howard. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026

Carr also wrote on telefilms and authored the comic 1989 novel Topsy Turvy Dingo Dog, which revolved around a B-movie actress, Mary Jane Shady, who returns to her hometown of Uncertain, Texas, for her 20th high school reunion. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 7 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for telefilm

• biofilm
• microfilm
• film