documentary in English dictionary

  • documentary

    Meanings and definitions of "documentary"

    • A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
    • of, related to, or based on documents.
    • which serves to document (record and:or illustrate) a subject.
    • (of a film, book etc) presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.
    • adjective
      of, related to, or based on documents.
    • adjective
      which serves to document (record and:or illustrate) a subject.
    • adjective
      (of a film, book etc)
      presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.
    • noun
      A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
    • of, related to or based on documents/that serves to document something
    • presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter
    • documentary film
    • A film, TV program, book etc that presents in a factual or informative manner.
    • adjective
      (of film, television, radio, or photography) depicting a real-life event using images or interviews with people involved in the event
    • adjective
      relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
    • noun
      a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event

    Synonyms of "documentary" in English dictionary

    flick, objective, representational are the top synonyms of "documentary" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of documentary

    • documentary ( plural  documentaries)
    • documentary ( not comparable)
    • documentary (not comparable)
  • Documentary

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