dramatics
- noun
- /drəˈmætɪks/
- She joined the school's dramatics club to improve her acting skills.
- creative dramatics
They can read speeches other people wrote for them with all of the appropriate dramatics, tone, moments of emphasis.
- They can read speeches other people wrote for them with all of the appropriate dramatics, tone, moments of emphasis.
Examples
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Do you do any dramatics?
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I thought it might be a good idea to give them a course in dramatics.
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Were you in the, dramatics club or something in high school?
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We rounded out our apprenticeship... at the most exclusive dramatics academy.
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He said he spent nine long years with MacArthur, studying dramatics.
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It's amateur dramatics.
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He teaches dramatics.
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In high school, I took a course in dramatics to learn how to write and perform plays.
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They organized a dramatics production that showcased original student-written plays.
Synonyms
Creating and performing plays for an audience
A story performed by actors on stage
Skill in writing, designing, and producing plays for the theatre
The art of writing and making plays for the stage
The art of making and performing plays on stage
To write, produce, and perform plays for the theatre
The activity of writing and making plays for the theatre
Study of plays and live performance at university, including their history and meaning
Antonyms
How Professional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dramatics comes from drama, which comes from the Greek root dran meaning 'to do' or 'to act'. So dramatics is the activity of acting in plays or of studying how to put on a show.