Standard Lemma guide

onscreen

adj · adv · 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.

  • CMU ARPABET: AA2 N S K R IY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

As seen on a screen (as of television, film, or computer) rather than in real life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The two actors had a very realistic onscreen romance, but in reality they couldn't stand each other.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Inside the frame of the cinema, television or computer screen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From on + screen.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: ekranowy — as seen on a screen
  • Polish: filmowy — as seen on a screen
  • Polish: telewizyjny — as seen on a screen
  • Russian: экра́нный (ekránnyj) — as seen on a screen
  • German: Bildschirm- — inside the frame of the screen
  • Polish: na ekranie — inside the frame of the screen
  • Polish: ekranowo — inside the frame of the screen
  • Polish: filmowo — inside the frame of the screen
  • Polish: telewizyjnie — inside the frame of the screen
  • Turkish: ekran — inside the frame of the screen