Editorial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an article giving opinions or perspectives

of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛdɪtˈɔːɹɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒdʒɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒdʒɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɛdɪtˈɔːɹɪəl/.

Examples

editorial column
editorial duties

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

newspaper column column

Parts of Speech

noun	an article giving opinions or perspectives
adjective	of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives “editorial column”
adjective	relating to or characteristic of an editor “editorial duties”

Word Forms

columnist	noun	a journalist who writes editorials
editorialist	noun	a journalist who writes editorials
editorialize	verb	insert personal opinions into an objective statement
editor	noun	a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Leitartikel

ein Artikel, der Meinungen oder Perspektiven darlegt

🇫🇷French

éditorial

un article donnant des opinions ou des perspectives

🇮🇹Italian

editoriale

un articolo che fornisce opinioni o prospettive

🇳🇱Dutch

redactie

een artikel waarin meningen of perspectieven worden gegeven

🇷🇺Russian

редакционная статья

статья, выражающая мнения или точки зрения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संपादकीय

राय या दृष्टिकोण देने वाला लेख

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্পাদকীয়

মতামত বা দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি দেওয়ার একটি নিবন্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

தலையங்கம்

கருத்துக்கள் அல்லது முன்னோக்குகளைக் கொடுக்கும் கட்டுரை

🇮🇳Telugu

సంపాదకీయం

అభిప్రాయాలు లేదా దృక్కోణాలను అందించే వ్యాసం

🇮🇳Marathi

संपादकीय

मते किंवा दृष्टीकोन देणारा लेख

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંપાદકીય

અભિપ્રાયો અથવા પરિપ્રેક્ષ્ય આપતો લેખ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪಾದಕೀಯ

ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಗಳನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಲೇಖನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എഡിറ്റോറിയൽ

അഭിപ്രായങ്ങളോ വീക്ഷണങ്ങളോ നൽകുന്ന ഒരു ലേഖനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਪਾਦਕੀ

ਵਿਚਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀਕੋਣ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਲੇਖ

🇵🇰Urdu

ادارتی

آراء یا نقطہ نظر دینے والا مضمون

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

社论

发表意见或观点的文章

🇯🇵Japanese

編集者

意見や視点を与える記事

🇰🇷Korean

사설

의견이나 관점을 제시하는 기사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

biên tập

một bài viết đưa ra ý kiến hoặc quan điểm

🇹🇭Thai

บทบรรณาธิการ

บทความที่ให้ความคิดเห็นหรือมุมมอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tajuk rencana

artikel yang memberikan pendapat atau perspektif

🇵🇭Filipino

editoryal

isang artikulong nagbibigay ng mga opinyon o pananaw

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

افتتاحية

مقال يعطي آراء أو وجهات نظر

🇮🇷Persian

سرمقاله

مقاله ای که نظرات یا دیدگاه ها را ارائه می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

editoryal

görüş veya bakış açısı sunan bir makale

🇮🇱Hebrew

מאמר מערכת

מאמר נותן דעות או נקודות מבט

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The primary meaning of 'editorial' is 'an article giving opinions or perspectives'.

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