theatrical

[ thee-a-tri-kuhl ]
/ θiˈæ trɪ kəl /
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adjective Also the·at·ric.

of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
suggestive of the theater or of acting; artificial, pompous, spectacular, or extravagantly histrionic: a theatrical display of grief.

noun

theatricals,
  1. dramatic performances, now especially as given by amateurs.
  2. artificial or histrionic actions.
a professional actor: a family of renowned theatricals.

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Origin of theatrical

1550–60; <Late Latin theātric(us) <Greek theātrikós, equivalent to theā́tr(on) theater + -ikos-ic + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM theatrical

Words nearby theatrical

theatre, Théâtre-Français, theatre-in-the-round, theatre of cruelty, theatre of the absurd, theatrical, theatrical film, theatricalism, theatricalize, theatricals, theatricism
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Words related to theatrical

exaggerated, melodramatic, showy, comic, campy, operatic, thespian, vaudeville, amateur, ham, show, affected, artificial, ceremonious, histrionic, legitimate, mannered, meretricious, ostentatious, pompous

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British Dictionary definitions for theatrical

theatrical
/ (θɪˈætrɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to the theatre or dramatic performances
exaggerated and affected in manner or behaviour; histrionic

Derived forms of theatrical

theatricality or theatricalness, nountheatrically, adverb
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