pictorial

adj.

1. Relating to, characterized by, or composed of pictures.
2. Represented as if in a picture: pictorial prose.
3. Illustrated by pictures: a pictorial history.

n.
An illustrated periodical.

[From Latin pictōrius, from pictor, painter. See Pictor.]

pictoriality pic·to'ri·al'i·ty (-ăl'ĭ-tē) n.
pictorially pic·to'ri·al·ly adv.

adjective

1. Of or relating to representation by drawings or pictures: graphic, hieroglyphic, illustrative, photographic, pictographic. See see/not see.
2. Described verbally in sharp and accurate detail: graphic, lifelike, photographic, picturesque, realistic, vivid. See specific/general, words.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures

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The adjective pictorial has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: pertaining to or consisting of pictures
  Synonym: pictural
  Pertains to noun: picture (meaning #5)

Meaning #2: evoking lifelike images within the mind
  Synonyms: graphic, lifelike, vivid

Meaning #3: illustrated with pictures

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - billed-, illustreret, malerisk
n. - illustreret blad

Nederlands (Dutch)
beeldend, geïllustreerd, pittoresk, geïllustreerd blad, postzegel met afbeelding

Français (French)
adj. - imagé, illustré
n. - magazine illustré

Deutsch (German)
adj. - illustriert, bildlich, Bild-
n. - Illustrierte

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εικονογραφημένος, εικονογραφικός, γραφικός
n. - εικονογραφημένο περιοδικό

Italiano (Italian)
illustrato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pictórico, pitoresco
n. - revista ilustrada (f)

Русский (Russian)
иллюстрированный журнал, серия фотографий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pictórico, ilustrado, gráfico
n. - revista ilustrada

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - illustrerad, bild-, målerisk, bildkonst-
n. - bildtidning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
绘画的, 用图画表示的, 插图的, 画报, 插图报纸, 插图杂志

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 繪畫的, 用圖畫表示的, 插圖的
n. - 畫報, 插圖報紙, 插圖雜誌

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 그림의, 아름다운, 생생한
n. - 화보, 그림 잡지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 写真中心の雑誌, 画報
adj. - 絵の, 絵で表した, 絵入りの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تصويري, رسمي, شكلي (الاسم) مجله مصورة, تمثيل تصويري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מצוייר, מצולם, תמונתי‬
n. - ‮כתב-עת מצולם‬

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