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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The facade features terracotta bricks in shades that range from dark brown to almond, arranged in a pixelated gradient inspired by Georgia’s red canyons. —

Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024 Disproving the stereotype that Canadians are inherently mild-mannered people, David Cronenberg's 1983 body-horror masterpiece Videodrome blends pain with pleasure, violence with entertainment, and human consciousness with pixelated transmissions from a nightmare realm. —

Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024 Qurbani designed more than 400 characters in the film, mostly in crowd scenes, and animated the Lego version of the pixelated camouflage Louis Vuitton ensemble (an actual Pharrell outfit) that the star wears in the poster. —

Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024 In the 2010’s, developers like indie studio Puppet Combo and Kitty Horrorshow started putting out barebones horror experiences clearly modeled on an old-school pixelated aesthetic. —

Ashley Bardhan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pixelated