adjective
-
of or relating to opera
-
histrionic or exaggerated
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of operatic
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.
Still, a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker with an estimable European operatic pedigree could also appear an incongruous fit for L.A., which came to opera quite late in any kind of consistent or intrinsic way.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
Hockney was prone to marathon sessions in the studio, particularly when his romantic life turned operatic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Bocelli would return to Mar-a-Lago for an early-2024 “charity” event, however, and Trump would keep playing his operatic renditions at his campaign stops.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Austrian vocalist Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ, triumphed at Basel in 2025 with his operatic song "Wasted Love".
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
If, for Italians, the supreme expression of their love of music was the emotionally charged operatic aria, for Russians it was dance.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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.
