Pictorial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures

pertaining to or consisting of pictures

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɪktˈɔːɹɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pɪktˈɔːɹɪəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɪktˈɔːɹɪəl/

3 syllables Say it as /pɪktˈɔːɹɪəl/.

Examples

pictorial perspective
pictorial records
pictorial poetry and prose

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pictural graphic vivid lifelike

Parts of Speech

noun	a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures
adjective	pertaining to or consisting of pictures “pictorial perspective”
adjective	evoking lifelike images within the mind “pictorial poetry and prose”

Word Forms

pictorial	adjective	pertaining to or consisting of pictures
pictorial	noun	a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures
picture	noun	illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
vividness	noun	interest and variety and intensity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bildlich

eine Zeitschrift (Zeitschrift oder Zeitung) mit vielen Bildern

🇫🇷French

pictural

un périodique (magazine ou journal) contenant de nombreuses images

🇪🇸Spanish

pictórico

un periódico (revista o periódico) que contiene muchas imágenes

🇮🇹Italian

pittorico

un periodico (rivista o giornale) contenente molte immagini

🇳🇱Dutch

picturaal

een tijdschrift (tijdschrift of krant) met veel afbeeldingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pictórico

um periódico (revista ou jornal) contendo muitas fotos

🇷🇺Russian

живописный

периодическое издание (журнал или газета), содержащее много фотографий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चित्रमय

एक पत्रिका (पत्रिका या समाचार पत्र) जिसमें अनेक चित्र हों

🇧🇩Bengali

সচিত্র

একটি সাময়িকী (পত্রিকা বা সংবাদপত্র) যাতে অনেকগুলি ছবি থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

சித்திரமான

பல படங்களைக் கொண்ட ஒரு கால இதழ் (பத்திரிகை அல்லது செய்தித்தாள்).

🇮🇳Telugu

చిత్రమైన

అనేక చిత్రాలను కలిగి ఉన్న ఒక పీరియాడికల్ (పత్రిక లేదా వార్తాపత్రిక).

🇮🇳Marathi

सचित्र

नियतकालिक (मासिक किंवा वर्तमानपत्र) ज्यामध्ये अनेक चित्रे असतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચિત્રાત્મક

સામયિક (મેગેઝિન અથવા અખબાર) જેમાં ઘણા ચિત્રો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿತ್ರಾತ್ಮಕ

ಅನೇಕ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ನಿಯತಕಾಲಿಕ (ನಿಯತಕಾಲಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ವೃತ್ತಪತ್ರಿಕೆ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിത്രപരമായ

ധാരാളം ചിത്രങ്ങൾ അടങ്ങിയ ഒരു ആനുകാലികം (മാഗസിൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പത്രം).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿੱਤਰਕਾਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਅਖ਼ਬਾਰ (ਮੈਗਜ਼ੀਨ ਜਾਂ ਅਖਬਾਰ) ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਤਸਵੀਰਾਂ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصویری

ایک رسالہ (میگزین یا اخبار) جس میں بہت سی تصاویر ہوں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

画报

包含许多图片的期刊（杂志或报纸）

🇯🇵Japanese

絵画的な

たくさんの写真が含まれる定期刊行物（雑誌または新聞）

🇰🇷Korean

화보

많은 사진이 담긴 정기 간행물(잡지 또는 신문)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hình ảnh

một tạp chí định kỳ (tạp chí hoặc báo) có chứa nhiều hình ảnh

🇹🇭Thai

รูปภาพ

วารสาร (นิตยสารหรือหนังสือพิมพ์) ที่มีรูปภาพจำนวนมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

bergambar

terbitan berkala (majalah atau surat kabar) yang memuat banyak gambar

🇲🇾Malay

bergambar

majalah berkala (majalah atau akhbar) yang mengandungi banyak gambar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصويرية

دورية (مجلة أو صحيفة) تحتوي على العديد من الصور

🇮🇷Persian

تصویری

یک نشریه (مجله یا روزنامه) که حاوی تصاویر زیادی است

🇹🇷Turkish

resimli

birçok resim içeren bir süreli yayın (dergi veya gazete)

🇮🇱Hebrew

צִיוּרִי

כתב עת (מגזין או עיתון) המכיל תמונות רבות

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