different between movie vs matinee

English

Etymology

From moving (picture) +? -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally American English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mu?vi/
• Rhymes: -u?vi

Noun

movie (plural movies)

1. (chiefly Canada, US) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion.
2. (usually plural, chiefly Canada, US) A cinema.

Synonyms

• (film): film, motion picture, motion-picture show; photoplay; picture, picture show; flick; moving picture, moving-picture show

Hyponyms

• (film): feature, feature film, short, documentary, art film

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Bengali: ???? (mubhi), ???? (mubhi)
• ? Japanese: ???? (m?b?)

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Vimeo

English

Alternative forms

• matinée (pedantic); mat (dated slang)

Etymology

From French matinée. Doublet of mantinada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæt??ne?/

Noun

matinee (plural matinees)

1. A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
2. (dated) A woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.
   • 1906, Dry Goods Guide (volumes 17-18, page 70)

     Empire matinees in lingerie stuffs with trimmings of lace and embroidery are shown in great variety.

Derived terms

• mat
• matinee coat, matinée coat
• matinee idol, matinée idol
• matinee jacket, matinée jacket

Translations

Verb

matinee (third-person singular simple present matinees, present participle matineeing, simple past and past participle matineed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To put on a matinee performance (of).

Anagrams

• etamine, mateine

Middle French

Etymology

Old French matinee.

Noun

matinee f (plural matinees)

1. morning

Descendants

• French: matinée

Old French

Noun

matinee f (oblique plural matinees, nominative singular matinee, nominative plural matinees)

1. morning

Descendants

• Middle French: matinee
  • French: matinée
• Norman: matinaïe (Guernsey)