Meaning of HISTRIONIC
| Pronunciation: | | `histree'ânik
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| | Definition: | | [adj] characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose" |
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| | Synonyms: | | melodramatic, theatrical |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \His`tri*on"ic\, Histrionical \His`tri*on"ic*al\, a.
[L. histrionicus: cf. F. histronique. See {Histrion}.]
Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a
theatre; theatrical; -- sometimes in a bad sense. --
{His`tri*on"ic*al*ly}, adv.
Tainted with false and histrionic feeling. --De
Quincey.
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