visual

//ˈvɪʒuːəl//

formal

Forms

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative: more visual
Superlative: most visual

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: visuals

Definitions

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1.Related to or affecting the vision.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.Any element of something that depends on sight.
- It wasn't the first time I pulled an all-nighter, but normally I was coming off an acid trip and still seeing visuals dancing around in my head.
2.An image; a picture; a graphic.
3.A preliminary sketch.
4.All the visual elements of a multimedia presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2280

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Uncommon
Academic: Uncommon
Literature: Rare

Etymology

From Middle English visual, from French visuel, visual and directly from Late Latin vīsuālis (“of sight”), from vīsus (“sight, vision”) + -ālis (“adjective suffix”), from vidēre (“to see, perceive; look (at)”); see visage.

By surface analysis, Latin vīsus + -ual.

AdjectiveAdjective×A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

AdjectiveAdjective×A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Overall

By learning goal

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.