big-screen

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adjective

ˈbig-ˌskrēn 

1

: relating to movies or to the movie industry

She worked on the novel's big-screen adaptation.

Big-screen villains that resemble America's real-world enemies are as old as the movies themselves.

—Vanity Fair

2

: having a large screen

a big-screen television

And in my experience testing big-screen phones …, it really is far more difficult to do anything on them one-handed, including typing.

—John Gruber

big screen

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noun

: the movie medium often as contrasted to television

a story adapted for the big screen

Synonyms of big-screen

Noun

• film
• movie
• filmmaking
• silver screen
• pictures

Examples of big-screen in a Sentence

Noun

many actors now take roles for both television and the big screen

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Soon, thanks to a meeting with the fiancée of a high-ranking Universal Pictures exec who visited the gallery run by Taylor’s father, Elizabeth made her big-screen debut. — Estrella Albendea Ruiz, Vanity Fair, 7 Nov. 2026

Between Dolby Vision, HDR10, and the special Filmmaker Mode, the TV will optimize everything from color to contrast to bring a big-screen feel to your living room. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Noun

Rival studios are looking closely at whether audiences still see Depp as a big screen draw. — J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

Prices for bags range from 1,800 euros to 9,360 euros, but Swaine also offers a bespoke service, with a big screen connecting customers at the Paris store directly to the workshops located at its New Bond Street flagship in London. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for big-screen

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between
• bromine

Kids Definition

big screen

noun

: the motion-picture medium as contrasted to television