theatrical
pronunciation
How to pronounce theatrical in British English:
UK [θiˈætrɪkl]
How to pronounce theatrical in American English:
US [θiˈætrɪkəl]
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- Noun:
- a performance of play
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the theater
- suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater
Word Origin
- theatrical (adj.)
- 1550s, "pertaining to the theater;" see theater + -ical. Sense of "stagy, histrionic" is attested from 1709. Related: Theatrically; theatricality.
Example
- 1. Sinn fein is fond of theatrical stunts , many of which have delivered dividends for the republican party .
- 2. The french are proud of their cradle-to-grave welfare benefits , and do not give them up without a good old theatrical fight .
- 3. All the japanese in the gardens near mine were out of doors or peering up out of their holes , uttering cries of admiration - this was typically japanese - at this grandiose , almost theatrical spectacle .
- 4. This month sees mr modi 's two-yearly " summit " of investors in gujarat , in effect a theatrical show to promote his claims of competent economic management .
- 5. Today , we heard how the diplomats found themselves under physical attack , in a situation whose ground rules had abruptly changed from the familiar , almost theatrical protests that have long plagued the embassy in tehran to something much more sinister .