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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pic•to•ri•al /pɪkˈtɔriəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to a picture;
illustrated by or containing pictures:a pictorial biography.
pic•to•ri•al•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pic•to•ri•al (pik tôr′ē əl, -tōr′ē əl),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- illustrated by or containing pictures:a pictorial history.
- Fine Artof or pertaining to the art of painting and drawing pictures, the pictures themselves, or their makers:the pictorial masterpieces of the Renaissance.
- having or suggesting the visual appeal or imagery of a picture:a pictorial metaphor.
n. - Journalisma periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature.
- Journalisma magazine feature that is primarily photographic.
- Latin pictōri(us) of painting (pic-, variant stem of pingere to paint + -tōrius -tory1) + -al1
- 1640–50
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged picturesque, vivid, striking, telling.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pictorial /pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl/ adj - relating to, consisting of, or expressed by pictures
- (of books, newspapers, etc) containing pictures
- (of language, style, etc) suggesting a picture; vivid; graphic
n - a magazine, newspaper, etc, containing many pictures
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin pictōrius, from Latin pictor painter, from pingere to paintpicˈtorially adv |