Plural of screenplay
regular plural
The plural of screenplay is screenplays.
Forms of screenplay
| Singular | screenplay /ˈskɹiːnˌpleɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | screenplays |
| Countable | countable |
Screenplays in a sentence
- It's hard to find novel screenplays. All the usual stories have been done to death.From the entry do to death
- Ditto for screenplays written by professional writers compared to screenplays written by amateurs.2004 June 1, nmstevens, “Newbie question... Marketing your script?”, in misc.writing.screenplays (Usenet), archived from the original on…. From the entry amateurland
- Does not want to receive poetry, short stories or screenplays.2007, Chuck Sambuchino, editor, 2008 Guide to Literary Agents, Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books, →ISBN, page 102. From the entry romantica
- Author Rita Mae Brown consistently strings together short comical movie clips which may be fine for screenplays but fatal in novels.1980 December 6, Cindy Rizzo, “Jewish, Lesbian, Feminist, Psychologist, Author--All of the above and more”, in Gay Community News, volume…. From the entry fatal
- My screenplays address a variety of upbeat as well as spinous issues, including family dysfunction, physical abuse, and the unknown gauntlet of the wild.2011, Yancey Banks, “Profile”, in Stage 32. From the entry spinous
Meaning of screenplay
- noun A script for a movie or (less commonly) a television show.
- verb To write a screenplay for.
Questions about the plural of screenplay
- What is the plural of screenplay?
- The plural of screenplay is screenplays.
- Is screenplay countable?
- Screenplay is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: screenplay (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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