Phrase guide

movie theater

noun · 2 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

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.

  • General-American: /ˈmuvi ˌθi.ətɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A building where movies are shown to an audience; a cinema.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: moving-picture theater, theater

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a theater where films are shown

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cinema, movie theatre, movie house, picture palace

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: theater, theatre, house

Narrower terms: bioscope, fleapit, multiplex

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.