operaticadj.¹

Brit.

/ˌɒpəˈratɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɑpəˈrædɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opera n.¹, -atic suffix.

Etymology: < opera n.¹ + -atic suffix, apparently after dramatic adj. Compare slightly earlier operatical adj.

Relating to, of the nature of, or characteristic of opera; extravagantly theatrical, histrionic.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > opera > [adjective]

operatical1736

operish1742

operatic1749

1749 in Private Lett. 1st Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 74 My sister went with me last night to hear the Oratorio,..it is in the light operatic style.

1792 W. Pearce (title) Songs, duets, choruses, &c. in the operatic farce of Hartford Bridge; or, the skirts of the camp.

1802 P. Hoare Chains of Heart p. iv I have formerly had occasion to quote the great Dryden, on the subject of Operatic Composition.

1819 European Mag. 76 161 This very laughable operatic morceau.

1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer III. 512 Homer has the full force and play of the drama, Virgil is essentially operatic.

1861 Sat. Rev. 14 Dec. 610 The plot..affords opportunities for effective operatic treatment.

1914 R. Brooke Let. 7 Mar. in Coll. Poems (1918) p. cxiii Or occasionally a youth intercepts a faithless lady, and has a pretty operatic scene under my window.

1954 J. Cheever Jrnls. (1991) 46 Some underplayed operatic selections.

1991 Creem Apr. 96/1 He doesn't get all operatic and unctuous..and when he sings in English he refrains from semi-structuralist poetry crap.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† operaticadj.²

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin operāt- , operārī , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin operāt-, past participial stem of operārī operate v. + -ic suffix.Earlier editions of Arnold's work have operative.

Obsolete. rare.

= operative adj. 5.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > [adjective]

operative1816

operatic1882

1882 T. Arnold Hist. Later Rom. Commonw. (new ed.) II. 446 The place of our labourers and operatic manufacturers being almost entirely supplied by slaves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	operatic
释义	operaticadj.¹ Brit. /ˌɒpəˈratɪk/, U.S. /ˌɑpəˈrædɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opera n.¹, -atic suffix. Etymology: < opera n.¹ + -atic suffix, apparently after dramatic adj. Compare slightly earlier operatical adj. Relating to, of the nature of, or characteristic of opera; extravagantly theatrical, histrionic. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > opera > [adjective] operatical1736 operish1742 operatic1749 1749 in Private Lett. 1st Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 74 My sister went with me last night to hear the Oratorio,..it is in the light operatic style. 1792 W. Pearce (title) Songs, duets, choruses, &c. in the operatic farce of Hartford Bridge; or, the skirts of the camp. 1802 P. Hoare Chains of Heart p. iv I have formerly had occasion to quote the great Dryden, on the subject of Operatic Composition. 1819 European Mag. 76 161 This very laughable operatic morceau. 1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer III. 512 Homer has the full force and play of the drama, Virgil is essentially operatic. 1861 Sat. Rev. 14 Dec. 610 The plot..affords opportunities for effective operatic treatment. 1914 R. Brooke Let. 7 Mar. in Coll. Poems (1918) p. cxiii Or occasionally a youth intercepts a faithless lady, and has a pretty operatic scene under my window. 1954 J. Cheever Jrnls. (1991) 46 Some underplayed operatic selections. 1991 Creem Apr. 96/1 He doesn't get all operatic and unctuous..and when he sings in English he refrains from semi-structuralist poetry crap. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † operaticadj.² Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin operāt- , operārī , -ic suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin operāt-, past participial stem of operārī operate v. + -ic suffix.Earlier editions of Arnold's work have operative. Obsolete. rare. = operative adj. 5. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > [adjective] operative1816 operatic1882 1882 T. Arnold Hist. Later Rom. Commonw. (new ed.) II. 446 The place of our labourers and operatic manufacturers being almost entirely supplied by slaves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.¹1749adj.²1882
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