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storytelling

storytelling

3.5
A way of telling a story that keeps people interested
  • adjective
  • /ˈstɔːriˌtɛlɪŋ/
translation icon : narrativo
  • The film's storytelling style kept the audience engaged from start to finish.

And also what are the kind of, you know, to create an immersive storytelling game?

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Examples

  • Modern advertising often uses storytelling techniques to connect with consumers emotionally.

  • She admired the author's unique storytelling approach in weaving together different timelines.

  • The storytelling at the festival was captivating.

  • I love storytelling because it brings people together.

  • The film's storytelling style kept the audience engaged from start to finish.

  • Modern advertising often uses storytelling techniques to connect with consumers emotionally.

  • She admired the author's unique storytelling approach in weaving together different timelines.

Synonyms

narrative
vsstorytelling
50 4.6

About telling a story in speech or writing

focuses on methods and techniques rather than content
narrational
vsstorytelling
  • Literature
6.8

Relating to the way a story is told

focuses on methods and techniques of presentation
narratorial
vsstorytelling
  • Literature
8.3

Relating to the voice that tells a story

focuses on methods and techniques not the speaker role

Antonyms

Not told as a story and not arranged like one

Compounds

To tell stories in a way that keeps people interested

A natural skill for making events and people sound interesting

How Technical

storytelling
3.5
storytime
  • Informal
2.8

Surface Forms

storytelling positive

Morphology

storytelling = story + tell (transparent) = story + tell + ing

The word is a straightforward compound built on 'story' and 'tell' with participial -ing, so the meaning is easy to infer from the parts.

Etymology

Storytelling used as an adjective describes the methods or style of telling a story. It comes from the same parts, story ('an account of events') and telling ('saying something to others'), so it means 'relating to how a story is told'.