pixelated

adjective

pix·e·lat·ed ˈpik-sə-ˌlā-təd

of an image

: displayed in such a manner that individual pixels are discernible

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Is it pixelated or pixilated?

Pixelated is used to describe digital images in which individual pixels are discernable, as when you look closely at a large photo and can see the tiny dots that make up the image. Pixilated (coined from pixie, a pixie being a cheerful, mischievous sprite) is usually used to describe things considered whimsical, or people who seem dazed or lost in thought. While pixelated is a late 20th century coinage, pixilated has been in use since the mid-19th century.

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On my iPhone 11, the simple graphics look blurry and pixelated. —

PCMAG, 16 Dec. 2024 The visual quality of the display is sharp, though things get a little pixelated in the color-see-through mode. —

Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024 Users shared gifs of highly pixelated videos, or images of wires and comments suggesting that the streaming company’s IT department must be in for a rough night. —

Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024 Netflix acknowledged the complaints registered on social media, with X users posting heavily pixelated videos professing to be of the match. —

Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pixelated