theatricalnessn.
/θiːˈatrɪkəlnɪs/ The quality or condition of being theatrical.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > theatrical or exaggerated behaviour
histrionicism1665
histrionisma1682
theatricalness1727
theatricality1837
play-actorism1851
theatricalism1854
performance1864
melodramatics1865
theatricism1872
camping1922
histrionics1922
theatric1929
amateur dramatics1984
the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > spectacular, sensational, or dramatic display > [noun]
stage-work1649
scenery1726
theatricalness1727
dramatizing1808
show1822
theatricality1837
pyrotechny1845
theatricalism1854
sensational1861
sensationalism1862
sensationism1862
theatricism1872
theatricalization1875
dramaticism1878
dramatism1880
spectacularity1883
spectacularism1888
theatre1926
son et lumière1968
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Theatricalness, the being according to the Custom or Manner of the Theatre.
1865 W. Bagehot in Fortn. Rev. 1 15 A change of government..is one of those marked events which by its suddenness,..its theatricalness, impresses men more even than it should.
1890 Spectator 8 Feb. The thorough reality and absence of affectation in her character make an admirable foil for the innate theatricalness of that of her fiancé.
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