Phrase guide

high definition

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Enhanced picture quality on a TV or any other display.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: HD

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Enhanced picture quality on a TV or any other display.

720p, 1080i or 1080p, where lower resolutions are standard definition and higher resolutions are ultra-high definition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: specifically, uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: HD

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A television or display device displaying images in an enhanced picture quality format or such images.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: alta definició — enhanced picture quality
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高淸 (gāoqīng) — enhanced picture quality
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高畫質 /高画质 (gāohuàzhì) — enhanced picture quality
  • Estonian: kõrglahutusega — enhanced picture quality
  • Finnish: teräväpiirto — enhanced picture quality
  • French: haute définition — enhanced picture quality
  • Galician: alta definición — enhanced picture quality
  • Italian: alta definizione — enhanced picture quality
  • Japanese: 高精細度 (kōseisaido) — enhanced picture quality
  • Japanese: ハイビジョン (Hi-Vision) — enhanced picture quality
  • Korean: 고선명 (goseonmyeong) — enhanced picture quality
  • Portuguese: alta definição — enhanced picture quality
  • Russian: высокое разрешение (vysokoje razrešenije) — enhanced picture quality
  • Spanish: alta definición — enhanced picture quality
  • Turkish: yüksek çözünürlük — enhanced picture quality