drama
Americannoun
-
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
-
the branch of literature having such compositions as its subject; dramatic art or representation.
-
the art dealing with the writing and production of plays.
-
any situation or series of events having vivid, emotional, conflicting, or striking interest or results.
the drama of a murder trial.
-
the quality of being dramatic.
noun
-
a work to be performed by actors on stage, radio, or television; play
-
the genre of literature represented by works intended for the stage
-
the art of the writing and production of plays
-
a situation or sequence of events that is highly emotional, tragic, or turbulent
Other Word Forms
- minidrama noun
Etymology
Origin of drama
First recorded in 1505–15; from Late Latin, from Greek drâma “action (of a play),” from drá(ein), drâ(n) “to act, do” + -ma, noun suffix
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In my senior year, the drama department was planning to stage “Grease.”
It’s funny because everybody thinks comedy rooms are just so funny all the time, everybody’s cracking jokes, and drama rooms are so serious because of the material.
From Los Angeles Times
The actress, who has also appeared in TV dramas Luther and Black Mirror as well as Marvel movies, also thanked her daughter, adding "you are my greatest teacher".
From BBC
Catherine, wearing a pink and white gown with a burgundy velvet belt which matched William's suit jacket, said she saw the Shakespeare drama on Saturday.
From BBC
Norwegian family drama, Sentimental Value, beat back stiff competition in the best film not in the English language category, including Brazilian thriller The Secret Agent.
From BBC
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
