big-screen

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adjective

ˈbig-ˌskrēn 

1

: relating to movies or to the movie industry

She worked on the novel's big-screen adaptation.

Big-screen villains that resemble America's real-world enemies are as old as the movies themselves.

—Vanity Fair

2

: having a large screen

a big-screen television

And in my experience testing big-screen phones …, it really is far more difficult to do anything on them one-handed, including typing.

—John Gruber

big screen

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noun

: the movie medium often as contrasted to television

a story adapted for the big screen

Synonyms of big-screen

Noun

• film
• movie
• filmmaking
• silver screen
• pictures

Examples of big-screen in a Sentence

Noun

many actors now take roles for both television and the big screen

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The theater’s lounge area is modern and social, offering 24 beers on tap — including local brews — and plenty of big-screen TVs for pre- or post-movie fun. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025

Klassen is becoming the go-to scribe for female-centric adaptations, and is currently writing a big-screen take of The Last Letter, the weepie by Rebecca Yarros. —Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025

Noun

Belly, Conrad and Jeremiah's big screen debut isn't happening quite yet. —Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025

In our review of the Acer Chromebook 315, we were impressed by its surprisingly big screen and solid port selection. —PC Magazine, 30 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for big-screen

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• amine
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between

Kids Definition

big screen

noun

: the motion-picture medium as contrasted to television