Academy Award
UK/əˈkæd.ə.mi əˈwɔːd/US/əˈkæd.ə.mi əˈwɔɹd/
Academy Award noun: an award in any of various fields related to moviemaking, most prominently acting, generally awarded at a televised gala to winners who then speak; commonly used to indicate a person has been lying with great skill.
Noun
Academy Award (plural Academy Awards)
- An award in any of various fields related to moviemaking, most prominently acting, generally awarded at a televised gala to winners who then speak; commonly used to indicate a person has been lying with great skill.
- Lola's performance was academy award standard.1959, Marc Brody, Low Dive for Lola, page xv. 70
- They still make each other smile and they each brag about how smart and talented and wise and tender the other one is and how lucky each is to have met the other and they actually look happy and if it's a front then I say both of them deserve Academy Awards for their splendid performances.1997, Terry McMillan, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, page 225
Academy Award meaning in Tamil and Myanmar
Academy Award in Tamil
- award
- ஓஸ்கார் ōskār, அகாதமி விருது akātami virutu
Academy Award in Myanmar
- award
- အော်စကာ auca.ka
Examples of Academy Award in a sentence
- Malloy's innocent expression merited an Academy Award.2002, Dorothy Cannell, The Importance of Being Ernestine, Penguin, →ISBN:
- If her interest was feigned, she deserved an Academy Award.2007, Emma Holly, In the Flesh, Black Lace, →ISBN, page 42:
- Although Emily had the figure and the bearing to pull off an Academy Award–red carpet–worthy dress, she'd selected something a little more sedate[.]2009, Laura Hayden, Red, White, and Blue, Tyndale House, →ISBN, page 88:
- Going limp and lying still works well for many animals, but a few species deserve Academy Awards for their death-feigning skills.2009, Christina Wilsdon, Animal Defenses, page 35:
Forms of Academy Award
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Origin of Academy Award
Official name, named after its awarding organization, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Questions about Academy Award
- What does Academy Award mean?
- Academy Award means an award in any of various fields related to moviemaking, most prominently acting, generally awarded at a televised gala to winners who then speak; commonly used to indicate a person has been lying with great skill.
- What is Academy Award in Tamil?
- Academy Award in Tamil is ஓஸ்கார் (ōskār), அகாதமி விருது (akātami virutu). See Academy Award meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use Academy Award in a sentence?
- Malloy's innocent expression merited an Academy Award.
- What part of speech is Academy Award?
- Academy Award is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Academy Award?
- Academy Award is pronounced /əˈkæd.ə.mi əˈwɔːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Academy Award?
- The plural of Academy Award is Academy Awards.
Words near Academy Award in the dictionary
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