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cinephile

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɪnɪfɑɪl/
  • General-American: /ˈsɪnəˌfaɪl/

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noun

Meaning 1

An enthusiast of films and the cinema.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: filmaholic, movieholic, cineast

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French cinéphile, equivalent to cine- + -phile.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cinèfil — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Chinese Mandarin: 影迷 (yǐngmí) — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Dutch: cinefiel — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Finnish: elokuvaintoilija — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • French: cinéphile — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • German: Cineast — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • German: Cineastin — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Italian: cinefilo — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Italian: cinefila — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Japanese: 映画ファン (eiga fan) — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Polish: kinoman — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Polish: kinomaniak — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Polish: kinomanka — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Portuguese: cinéfilo — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Portuguese: cinéfila — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Russian: киноман (kinoman) — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Spanish: cinéfilo — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Spanish: cinéfila — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Swedish: filmälskare — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Swedish: cineast — enthusiast of films and cinema
  • Swedish: filmkännare — enthusiast of films and cinema