theatrical
90
4.8
- adjective
- /θiˈætrɪkəl/
- Her performance was so theatrical that the audience was captivated by every gesture.
- theatrical performance
- theatrical production
- theatrical film
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubePlatocrates's objections to epic and theatrical genres are several.
- Platocrates's objections to epic and theatrical genres are several.
- Do you want to have a career as a theatrical actor, a movie, TV?
- Well, we did something very unique with our theatrical distribution.
- My mother was a prompter in a local amateur theatrical society.
- She went for the more like, shall we say, theatrical.
- And for fun, they have this theatrical club.
- How are we casting the audience as our partner in the theatrical event?
- And fortunately, even in Wicked, where it is so glamorous and theatrical, the makeup is still beautiful.
- But it really was like, it was bizarre, mental and also very much theatrical and a great show.
- But on average, the typical little girl prefers theatrical play, turn taking games.
Examples
-
My father was a theatrical producer.
-
So there is a natural sort of headwind facing the theatrical business.
-
And you finally have a theatrical release date.
-
We'll do a, we'll do a little theatrical battle here.
-
We have to have a theatrical distribution.
-
We began our theatrical run on Friday in Santa Fe.
-
It was a summer of my first big love in my life and an amazing theatrical original experience.
-
And over the years I've seen lots of these really beautiful theatrical costumes.
-
The decade of the 1850s also brought with it significant improvements in theatrical space and comfort.
Academic text (1993) -
You always did have a flair for theatrical entrances, Doctor.
Synonyms
669
3.6
Very noticeable and meant to get attention, like a long pause or strong gesture
31
5.6
Showing feelings in a way that is too strong
6
8.7
To act in a very dramatic way that seems not real
5
4.9
Showing too much feeling about small things
4
3.9
Performed in a theatre for people to watch
3
7.0
Looking like a costume and too theatrical for everyday wear
3
7.5
Relating to acting or the theatre
1
8.7
Not natural and overly dramatic, like acting in a play
1
6.7
Relating to the theatre or acting and showing very dramatic behaviour
1
8.4
Showing loud, dramatic behaviour that seems fake
1
6.2
Made to be seen by an audience like a theatre show
1
8.2
Showing strong, often fake feelings in a dramatic way to get attention
Antonyms
Compounds
2
4.4
A person or company who finds work for actors in plays, films, and television
How Theatrical
117
5.2
31
5.6
1
8.7
90
4.8
23
6.5
426
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
theatrical = theatre (transparent) = theatre + logical_marker + ical
The adjective is a regular derivation from 'theatre' using a standard adjectival suffix, and its meanings ('connected with theatre' and 'dramatic/exaggerated') are predictable from that base.
Etymology
The word theatrical comes from theatre, which originally meant a place for 'seeing' a play. That's why theatrical describes things connected to the stage or behaviour that is dramatic and showy, like an actor's performance.