pictorial

adjective

pic·to·ri·al | \ pik-ˈtȯr-ē-əl

Definition of pictorial

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : of or relating to a painter, a painting, or the painting or drawing of pictures pictorial perspective

2a : of, relating to, or consisting of pictures pictorial records

b : illustrated by pictures pictorial weekly

c : consisting of or displaying the characteristics of pictographs

d : suggesting or conveying visual images pictorial poetry

pictorial

noun

Definition of pictorial (Entry 2 of 2)

: a periodical having much pictorial matter

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Synonyms for pictorial

Synonyms: Adjective

graphic (also graphical), imaginal, visual

Examples of pictorial in a Sentence

Adjective

a pictorial record of the trip that photojournalist is planning to do a primarily pictorial report on the famine in Africa

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

The standardized hues put race both to the fore and to the side of what’s really going on—an address to Western pictorial precedence, freezing a debate in the present to thaw a conversation with the past and future. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, "The Amy Sherald Effect," 16 Sep. 2019 The artist led many pictorial lives, and these are two at opposite poles. — BostonGlobe.com, "The Ticket: What’s happening in the local arts world," 6 Sep. 2019 Published next month, Henry Eliot’s The Penguin Classics Book is essentially a catalogue and pictorial history of that company’s ongoing effort to make great works of literature available to everyone. — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, "In praise of pretty books," 14 Aug. 2019 Others allow flowering branches and stems the free reign of the artist's arm-length gestures in a rhythmic pictorial dance that Claude Debussy could only attempt in music. — Dallas News, "Return of the Lilies: Monet makes a triumphant encore at the Kimbell," 28 June 2019 The visual elements alone, like the opening pictorial key, are worth the price of the book. — Alexandra Lange, Curbed, "Virginia McAlester Is the Most Popular Architecture Writer in America," 6 June 2019 As the executive asks for numerous adjustments to her calendar, Cortana displays a pictorial representation of the calendar, but never apparently opens Outlook. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Microsoft's Cortana concept demo portrays her as a smart, competent AI assistant for the office," 6 May 2019 Archaeologists have found pictorial designs on ancient ceramic vessels from Ecuador and northern Peru that strongly resemble cacao pods. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Chocolate has an even earlier origin than we thought, new study finds," 29 Oct. 2018 Why not place a clear pictorial symbol for a sun and a cloud instead, like what the Fujifilm Mini 9 has? — Shannon Liao, The Verge, "The best instant camera for the beach," 10 Aug. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

As EW’s Marc Snetiker analyzed, the four pictorials probably represent either the four classical elements (water, earth, fire, air) or the four Gregorian seasons (spring, summer, fall, winter). — Christian Holub, EW.com, "Frozen 2 unveils new poster ahead of upcoming trailer," 10 June 2019 Playboy temporarily stopped featuring nude pictorials in 2015. — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, "Playboy's Playmate of the Year Nina Daniele says she's a feminist: 'We’re not forced to pose nude'," 2 May 2018

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