picture
pic-ture · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A painting, drawing, or photograph.
- 2.
An image on a television or cinema screen.
- 3.
A mental image or impression.
- 4.
A situation or state of affairs.
- 5.
A movie or film.
- 6.
To imagine or visualize.
- 7.
To represent in a picture.
Forms
plural: pictures
Related words
Etymology
From Latin pictura meaning "painting," from pictus, past participle of pingere meaning "to paint." The word entered English through Old French picture in the 15th century.