What does studio mean?

Definitions for studio
ˈstu diˌoʊ, ˈstyu-stu·dio

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word studio.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. studionoun

    workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

    "she ran a dance studio"; "the music department provided studios for their students"; "you don't need a studio to make a passport photograph"

  2. studio apartment, studionoun

    an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen

  3. studionoun

    workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded

Wiktionary

  1. studionoun

    An artist's or photographer's workshop or the room in which an artist works.

    His studio was cramped when he began as an artist.

  2. studionoun

    An establishment where an art is taught.

    As he gained a reputation, he took larger space and took students into his studio,

  3. studionoun

    A place where radio or television programs, records or films are made.

    The recording studio had some slight echo, but was good enough to make a demo.

  4. studionoun

    A company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works.

    The studios still make films, but they rely on the strength of their distribution.

  5. studionoun

    A studio flat/apartment, especially one having the kitchen, living area, and sleeping area in a single room.

    It's a lovely little studio with almost a river view.

  6. Etymology: From studio.

Wikipedia

  1. Studio

    A studio is an artist or worker's workroom. This can be for the purpose of acting, architecture, painting, pottery (ceramics), sculpture, origami, woodworking, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, industrial design, radio or television production broadcasting or the making of music. The term is also used for the workroom of dancers, often specified to dance studio. The word studio is derived from the Italian: studio, from Latin: studium, from studere, meaning to study or zeal. The French term for studio, atelier, in addition to designating an artist's studio is used to characterize the studio of a fashion designer. Atelier also has the connotation of being the home of an alchemist or wizard. Studio is also a metonym for the group of people who work within a particular studio.

ChatGPT

  1. studio

    A studio is a room or space specifically equipped for certain types of creative work such as painting, photography, broadcasting, recording music, or producing film. It provides the facilities and resources necessary for artists, performers, or professionals to create and present their work.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Studionoun

    the working room of an artist

  2. Etymology: [It. studio, properly, study. See Study.]

Wikidata

  1. Studio

    A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or the catchall term for an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery, sculpture, woodworking, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, radio or television production broadcasting or the making of music. The term is also used for the workroom of dancers, often specified to dance studio. The word studio is derived from the Italian: studio, from Latin: studium, from studere, meaning to study or zeal. The French term for studio, atelier, in addition to designating an artist's studio is used to characterize the studio of a fashion designer. Atelier also has the connotation of being the home of an alchemist or wizard.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Studio

    stū′di-o, n. the workshop of an artist or photographer:—pl. Stū′dios. [It.]

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. studio

    1. A place where a model is borne to blush unseen, and contract pneumonia in the chilly air. 2. A rendezvous of would-bes, has-beens and never-wazzers. 3. A place to study the esoteric. 4. The most polite term you can apply to it.

Editors Contribution

  1. studio

    A type of property, building or workplace created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

    The artist studio was in the garden and she was delighted.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'studio' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1316

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'studio' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4379

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'studio' in Nouns Frequency: #570

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of studio in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of studio in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of studio in a Sentence

  1. Chandima Yasawardheena:

    She used to bring everything, including utensils and vegetables, from her house for the show, we still can't believe she won't be back in this studio, which was her kitchen.

  2. Jack Kilmer:

    We sort of brought him in and there is a scene in the movie where he comes into the studio and I am there and we embrace and it was sort of a surprise for him, it was something that it really means a lot to him.

  3. Roger McGuinn:

    Now, you can just get a laptop, get some software, put a microphone on it and make a record. You have to know how to do it. It does help if you've had 35 or 40 years of experience in the studio. But, it still levels the playing field so artists can record their own stuff.

  4. George Rose/Getty Images:

    I was in New York [in] my apartment, he was in a studio in Los Angeles with my producer Don Costa. I had introduced Sinatra to Don Costa. He said, ‘Kid, listen to this.’… He put the phone next to the speaker and he said, ‘Listen.’ And I heard the song for the first time over the phone from LA to New York.

  5. Matt Damon:

    There's that list that you hear about, and you never know, i mean, you know if you're on it if your phone's ringing a lot, but you don't…. There's no official list, but there is-sometimes you can get a movie greenlit at a studio, but not at another studio, and you're really aware of that. I've always been really aware of that.

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