pantomime
noun
the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
pantomimical
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a word derived from
pantomime.
Example Sentences
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Theatrical performances from the popular dramas of the Indian poets, and amateur jattras, pantomimical exhibitions, also contribute largely to the amusement of the people.
From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Shib Chunder Bose
Yet she is a fine thing, speaking in a worldly way: for there are two distinct tempers of mind in which we judge of things,—the worldly, theatrical and pantomimical; and the unearthly, spiritual and ethereal.
From Oxford Lectures on Poetry by Andrew Cecil Bradley
These remind us of the extemporal comedy and the pantomimical characters of Italy, invented by actors of genius.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Isaac Disraeli
Pray, Mr Fustian, how came they to give the name of entertainments to their pantomimical farces?
From The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 by George Saintsbury
Yet she is a fine thing, speaking in a worldly way; for there are two distinct tempers of mind in which we judge of things—the worldly, theatrical and pantomimical; and the unearthly, spiritual and ethereal.
From A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing by George Saintsbury
