documentary

doc-u-men-ta-ry · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A film or television program presenting facts about a person, event, or subject in an informative way.

  2. 2.

    (As adjective) Consisting of or based on official documents.

Forms

plural: documentaries

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    documentary film — A nonfiction movie about real events
  • •
    documentary evidence — Proof consisting of written documents
  • •
    nature documentary — A film about wildlife and the natural world

Related words

Antonyms: drama, fiction
See also: document, film, journalism
Synonyms: docudrama, factual program, nonfiction film

Etymology

From Latin documentum ("lesson, proof"), with the suffix -ary. First used in the early 19th century.