cinema: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with C · ends with A
Meaning of cinema
noun
- countable
A movie theatre, a movie house.
Example: The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant.
- uncountable
Films collectively.
Example: Despite the critics, he produced excellent cinema.
- uncountable
The film and movie industry.
Example: In the long history of Spanish cinema[…].
- countable, uncountable
The art of making films and movies; cinematography.
Example: Throughout the history of cinema, filmmakers[…].
Listed forms: cinemas.
Source: Wiktionary — cinema.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for cinema.
noun
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
noun
a theater where films are shown
- movie theater
- movie theatre
- movie house
- picture palace
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is cinema in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of cinema
C(3) + I(1) + N(1) + E(1) + M(3) + A(1) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of cinema
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from cinema
55 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in cinema. Showing up to 24, longest first.