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Hollywood en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhɑ.li.wʊd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈhɒ.li.wʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • hŏlʹ-ē-wo͝od

Etymology

The name of the neighbourhood in Los Angeles (proper noun sense 1) was coined by real estate developer H. J. Whitley, from holly + wood. By metonymy, it became the name of the industry, and eventually also a name for decadence.

Meanings

  1. Resembling or relating to the Hollywood movie industry.
    • What did they say when they shipped you away to fight somebody's Hollywood war? 2007, Jason Isbell, Dress Blues:
    • The film is at once too Hollywood and too realistic. It is tied to genre conventions while stylistically following the new code of realism, especially with regard to mise-en-scène and performance. 2013, Marc Raymond, Hollywood's New Yorker: The Making of Martin Scorsese, page 68:
    • As many critics pointed out, the timely (but mostly tame and light) comedy was not too controversial, but too popular, too American, and too Hollywood to headline a festival that was scheduled to screen the likes of Robert Bresson's Un Feme Douce, Jean-Luc Godard's Le Gai Savior, Eric Rohmer's My Night at Maud's, Agnes Varda's Lion's Love, Paola Pier Pasolini's Pigpen, and Bo Widenberg's Adelen '31. 2002, Jon E. Lewis, Hollywood v. Hard Core: How the Struggle Over Censorship Created the Modern Film Industry, pages 168–169:
  2. Of or characteristic of a Hollywood film.
    • A Time reporter called Reagan "Hollywood handsome and remarkably youthful in appearance", a candidate who had "rattled political seismographs from coast to coast." 2002, Kirse Granat May, Golden State, Golden Youth:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most Hollywood Degree=Sup lexicographic
more Hollywood Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Hollywood en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhɑ.li.wʊd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈhɒ.li.wʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • hŏlʹ-ē-wo͝od

Etymology

The name of the neighbourhood in Los Angeles (proper noun sense 1) was coined by real estate developer H. J. Whitley, from holly + wood. By metonymy, it became the name of the industry, and eventually also a name for decadence.

Meanings

  1. A waxing practice that removes all of the pubic hair, unlike a Brazilian which leaves a small strip behind.
    • If you ask the woman who does your waxing she will tell you that everyone is asking for Brazilians or Hollywoods, including Gwyneth Paltrow […] 2009, Shane Watson, How to Meet a Man After Forty and Other Midlife Dilemmas:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Hollywoods Number=Plur lexicographic

Hollywood en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhɑ.li.wʊd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈhɒ.li.wʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • hŏlʹ-ē-wo͝od

Etymology

The name of the neighbourhood in Los Angeles (proper noun sense 1) was coined by real estate developer H. J. Whitley, from holly + wood. By metonymy, it became the name of the industry, and eventually also a name for decadence.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American motion picture industry.
    • An automobile leaving Los Angeles and going westward over the splendid boulevard called "Sunset"—one of the main arteries of travel in the southwest—and a little northerly, will soon arrive at the sea-coast, or, in other words, at the beach resorts of Los Angeles. The district passed over in going to these beaches has been named Hollywood. It is a part of Los Angeles. The community, grown like a mushroom, now holds one hundred thousand souls, ten thousand of which are directly interested in the motion picture business. The main thoroughfare in Hollywood is called Hollywood Boulevard. It is a comparatively short street, branching off from Sunset Boulevard and running thereafter two blocks from Sunset and parallel to it. At the intersection of Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards still stands, though it is about to be obliterated owing to a recent fire, a wooden building, not large and not spacious, labelled with the title, Chester A. Bennett Studios,—a building that has some history attached to it, since it was originally the home of David Wark Griffith's activities, among the earliest in recent Hollywood history. 1924, Marilynn Conners, “That Fascinating Hollywood”, in What Chance Have I in Hollywood? Intimate Information Concerning the Movie Capital of the World, Famous Authors Imprint, page 15:
  2. (countable, metonymically, uncountable) The American motion picture industry, regardless of location.
    • Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee. 2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2023, page 55:
    • Thinly-veiled homophobia – this time in early-2000s Hollywood – made Brokeback Mountain an immense challenge for Ossana and her fellow producer James Schamus. 2025 June 20, Nick Levine, “'In every theatre, people would leave': How 'gay cowboy movie' Brokeback Mountain challenged Hollywood – and the US”, in BBC, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2025:
  3. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ A town in Jackson County, Alabama.
  4. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood and historic district in Homewood, Jefferson County, Alabama.
  5. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ A city in Broward County, Florida.
    • FLL is located between Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood. 2020 January 7, Rebecca Wallwork, “Which South Florida airport should I fly into?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2026:
  6. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Habersham County, Georgia.
  7. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, named for a large holly tree.
  8. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community and township in Carver County, Minnesota.
  9. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Tunica County, Mississippi.
  10. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri.
  11. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood of Ruidoso, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
  12. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood in north-east Portland, Oregon.
  13. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood of Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
  14. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
  15. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ A town in Charleston County, South Carolina.
  16. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood in north Memphis, Tennessee.
  17. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Appomattox County, Virginia.
  18. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
  19. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia.
  20. (countable, uncountable) Other places in the United States: ▸ Former name of MacArthur, West Virginia.
  21. (countable, uncountable) A village in west County Wicklow, Ireland.
  22. (countable, uncountable) A village in Wythall parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0877).
  23. (countable, uncountable) A barangay of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines.
  24. (countable, uncountable) A nickname for someone involved with the film industry or celebrity culture.
  25. (countable, uncountable) A surname

Forms

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Hollywoods Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Hollyweird · Pedowood · Hollywood ending · Ollywood · Hollywoodian · Bollywood · Jewlywood · Hollywoodish · Hollywoodesque · Hollywoke · Kannywood · Wakaliwood · Pallywood · Nollywood · Hollywood bookkeeping · Urduwood · Hollywood gin · go Hollywood · New Hollywood · Hollywood on the Tiber · Hollywood accounting · Hollywood wax · Hezbollywood · Hollywood bed · Hollywood principle · North Hollywood · Hollywood moment

Relateds

holly · Hollywoodland · wood

Synonyms

Hollywoodland · Hollywoodland

Translations (105)

pl Hollywood (area of Los Angeles) · km ហូលីវូដ (area of Los Angeles) · sq Hollivudi (area of Los Angeles) · vi Hô-li-út (area of Los Angeles) · my ဟောလိဝုဒ် (area of Los Angeles) · ur ہالی ووڈ (the American motion picture industry) · ru Голливу́д (the American motion picture industry) · hy Հոլիվուդ (the American motion picture industry) · cy Holi-wd (the American motion picture industry) · bn হলিউড (area of Los Angeles) · mr हॉलीवुड (the American motion picture industry) · ar هُولِيوُود (area of Los Angeles) · hi हॉलीवुड (the American motion picture industry) · sh Холивуд (the American motion picture industry) · es Hollywood (area of Los Angeles) · ja ハリウッド (area of Los Angeles) · fi Hollywood (area of Los Angeles) · my ဟောလိဝုဒ် (the American motion picture industry) · am ሆሊውድ (area of Los Angeles) · ko 할리우드 (area of Los Angeles) · de Hollywood (area of Los Angeles) · ru Голливу́д (area of Los Angeles) · vi Hoa Lệ Ước (the American motion picture industry) · cs Hollywood (area of Los Angeles) · uk Голліву́д (area of Los Angeles) · yi האָליוווּד (area of Los Angeles) · vi Hồ Ly Vọng (the American motion picture industry) · vi Hoa Lệ Ước (area of Los Angeles) · hu Hollywood (the American motion picture industry) · ne हलिवुड (area of Los Angeles) · sh Holivud (area of Los Angeles) · pt Hollywood (the American motion picture industry) · cmn 好萊塢 /好莱坞 (the American motion picture industry) · pt Hollywood (area of Los Angeles) · de Hollywood (the American motion picture industry) · be Галіву́д (area of Los Angeles) · sq Hollivud (the American motion picture industry) · yue 荷里活 (the American motion picture industry) · cmn 好萊塢 /好莱坞 (area of Los Angeles) · ka ჰოლივუდი (area of Los Angeles) · el Χόλυγουντ (the American motion picture industry) · es Hollywood (the American motion picture industry) · he הוֹלִיווּד (the American motion picture industry) · sq Hollivud (area of Los Angeles) · ur ہالیووڈ (the American motion picture industry) · th ฮอลลีวูด (area of Los Angeles) · km ហូលីវូដ (the American motion picture industry) · mn Холливуд (area of Los Angeles) · mk Хо́ливуд (area of Los Angeles) · vi Hồ Ly Vọng (area of Los Angeles) · la Ruscisilva (area of Los Angeles) · gu હોલીવુડ (the American motion picture industry) · sh Hollywood (the American motion picture industry) · eo Holivudo (area of Los Angeles) · hi हॉलीवुड (area of Los Angeles) · sh Холивуд (area of Los Angeles) · sh Hollywood (area of Los Angeles) · bg Хо́ливуд (the American motion picture industry) · ja ハリウッド (the American motion picture industry) · mr हॉलीवुड (area of Los Angeles) · cy Celyn-Coed (the American motion picture industry) · ka ჰოლივუდი (the American motion picture industry) · uk Голліву́д (the American motion picture industry) · ko 할리우드 (the American motion picture industry) · pl Hollywood (the American motion picture industry) · sq Hollivudi (the American motion picture industry) · la urbs Aquifoliensis (area of Los Angeles) · tg Ҳолливуд (the American motion picture industry) · mn Холливуд (the American motion picture industry) · ne हलिवुड (the American motion picture industry) · gu હોલીવુડ (area of Los Angeles) · nl Hollywood (the American motion picture industry) · el Χόλιγουντ (area of Los Angeles) · gl Hollywood (area of Los Angeles) · fa هالیوود (the American motion picture industry) · mk Хо́ливуд (the American motion picture industry) · be Галіву́д (the American motion picture industry) · lt Holivudas (the American motion picture industry) · ar هُولِيوُود (area of Los Angeles) · ur ہالیوڈ (the American motion picture industry) · ar هُولِيوُود (the American motion picture industry) · nl Hollywood (area of Los Angeles) · bg Хо́ливуд (area of Los Angeles) · fi Hollywood (the American motion picture industry) · th ฮอลลีวูด (the American motion picture industry) · be Халіву́д (area of Los Angeles) · hu Hollywood (area of Los Angeles) · gl Hollywood (the American motion picture industry) · bn হলিউড (the American motion picture industry) · yue 荷里活 (area of Los Angeles) · fa هالیوود (area of Los Angeles) · tg Ҳолливуд (area of Los Angeles) · ar هُولِيوُود (the American motion picture industry) · vi Hô-li-út (the American motion picture industry) · lt Holivudas (area of Los Angeles) · el Χόλυγουντ (area of Los Angeles) · ur ہالی وڈ (the American motion picture industry) · am ሆሊውድ (the American motion picture industry) · lv Holivuda (area of Los Angeles) · fr Hollywood (the American motion picture industry) · hy Հոլիվուդ (area of Los Angeles) · sh Holivud (the American motion picture industry) · lv Holivuda (the American motion picture industry) · he הוֹלִיווּד (area of Los Angeles) · fr Hollywood (area of Los Angeles)

wikidata: Q380675 · wikidata: Q34006

Hollywood en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhɑ.li.wʊd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈhɒ.li.wʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • hŏlʹ-ē-wo͝od

Etymology

The name of the neighbourhood in Los Angeles (proper noun sense 1) was coined by real estate developer H. J. Whitley, from holly + wood. By metonymy, it became the name of the industry, and eventually also a name for decadence.

Meanings

  1. To engage in Hollywooding (various senses).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Hollywoods Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
Hollywooding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Hollywooded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Hollywooded Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

Holywood