filmic

adjective

film·​ic ˈfil-mik How to pronounce filmic (audio)
: of, relating to, or resembling movies
filmically adverb

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Its light, atmosphere, and people make everything seem to unfold in a more filmic, rather than literal, dimension of space and time. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026 The Storkels have other filmic elements at their disposal anyway. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026 While reading for cinematography, editing, and sound are all meaningful aspects of film criticism, the star is perhaps the only filmic element previously irreducible to purely digital forms. Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026 The filmic presentation is indeed impressive for the vampire film set in the Jim Crow South. G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for filmic

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of filmic was in 1915

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“Filmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmic. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.

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