Hypertext Webster Gateway: "theatrical"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Theatrical \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
theatrical
adj 1: of or relating to the theater
2: suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a
theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in
public life" [ant: {untheatrical}]
n : a performance of play [syn: {theatrical performance}, {histrionics}]
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