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

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

Then Mulumba found himself in a room in front of a big-screen TV. —John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025

Jon Favreau, creator of The Mandalorian Disney+ series, directed the big-screen feature. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025

Noun

But now just days away from releasing in movie theaters across the country, Gabby herself wants to tell fans of all ages what to expect when Netflix‘s popular preschool series goes big screen. —Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025

In addition to the forthcoming Train Dreams, which premiered at Sundance this January, this year’s festival circuit brings a few more unlikely candidates for big screen treatment. —Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025

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
• amine
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between

Kids Definition

big screen

noun

: the motion-picture medium as contrasted to television