Pictorial

Pronunciation: /pɪkˈtɔriəl/

Definitions of pictorial

adjective relating to or consisting of pictures or visual images

Example Sentences

A1 I like to look at pictorial books with lots of colorful pictures.

A2 The children's book had a pictorial map of the imaginary land.

B1 The museum had a pictorial display of the history of the town.

B2 The artist's latest exhibition featured a series of pictorial representations of nature.

C1 The coffee table book was filled with stunning pictorial illustrations of famous landmarks.

C2 The pictorial art installation at the gallery was thought-provoking and visually captivating.

Examples of pictorial in a Sentence

formal The textbook includes a pictorial representation of the solar system.

informal I love looking at pictorial books with lots of illustrations.

slang Check out this pictorial of the new skate park, it looks sick!

figurative Her words painted a pictorial image of the bustling city streets.

Grammatical Forms of pictorial

• past tense: pictorialized
• plural: pictorials
• comparative: more pictorial
• superlative: most pictorial
• present tense: pictorializes
• future tense: will pictorialize
• perfect tense: has pictorialized
• continuous tense: is pictorializing
• singular: pictorial
• positive degree: pictorial
• infinitive: to pictorialize
• gerund: pictorializing
• participle: pictorialized

Origin and Evolution of pictorial

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'pictorial' originated from the Latin word 'pictorius' which means 'of a painter'

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe something related to painting or art, the term 'pictorial' evolved to also encompass anything presented in pictures or images, such as a pictorial representation of data or a pictorial magazine.