photos
English meaning: Photos
Definition
A photograph.
Example
“We took dozens of photos at the wedding.”
Another example: “She scrolled through old photos from her childhood.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'photo' (itself short for 'photograph'). A very common, informal-to-neutral noun for pictures taken with a camera. Used constantly in everyday speech and on social media ('upload photos', 'family photos').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A clipping of 'photograph', from Greek 'phos/photos' (light) + 'graphein' (to draw, write); the short form dates to the late 19th century.
Synonyms
- photographs
- pictures
- snaps
- snapshots
- images
Related Words
- antarctic
- dependencies
- lars
- meteorologist
- advisory
- photo
- expedition
- memorabilia
- byrd
- videos
Common Collocations
- take photos
- upload photos
- family photos
- old photos
- share photos
- holiday photos
Word Forms
photo (n); photos (pl); photograph (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
Images
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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