Meaning of THEATRICAL
| Pronunciation: | | thee'atrikul
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- [n] a performance of play
- [adj] suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life"
- [adj] of or relating to the theater
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| | Synonyms: | | histrionic, histrionics, melodramatic, representation, showy, stagey, stagy, theatrical performance |
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| | Antonyms: | | untheatrical | | |
| | See Also: | | matinee, performance, public presentation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \The*at"ric*al\, a. [L. theatricus, Gr. ?.]
Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic
representations; resembling the manner of dramatic
performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, theatrical
performances; theatrical gestures. -- {The*at`ri*cal"i*ty},
n. -- {The*at"ric*al*ly}, adv.
No meretricious aid whatever has been called in -- no
trick, no illusion of the eye, nothing theatrical. --R.
Jefferies.
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