cinematic

/ˌˈsɪnəˌmædɪk/

/sɪnəˈmæɾɪk/

Other forms: cinematically

Use the adjective cinematic to describe things that relate to — or resemble — a movie. You might, for example, read a cinematic scene in a novel that's written in a vivid, memorable way.

You might say your favorite cinematic moment ever is the opening scene in The Sound of Music, or lament that your favorite director's cinematic output has been low recently. You're talking about movies here; cinematic comes from cinema. This word is also frequently used for things that just seem like you're watching them on a big screen: "When we came over that hill at sunrise and finally saw the Atlantic Ocean, it was so cinematic!"

Definitions of cinematic

1. adjective

   of or pertaining to or characteristic of the cinema