†(a) ‘play-acting’, histrionic ceremony (obsolete); (b) the work of an actor or of a theatrical company; dramatic representation; also, a dramatic…

Dramatic action; demonstrative or ostentatious behaviour; exhibition of feeling. Cf. scene, n. 11. Obsolete.

The quality or condition of being theatrical.

As a mass noun: spectacle, pageantry; theatrical display.

The quality or character of being theatrical; theatricalness. With a and plural an instance of this.

figurative. Any brilliant or sensational performance, work, or display; = pyrotechnics, n. 3.

The practice of what is theatrical; theatrical style or character; ‘staginess’.

U.S. In plural. Chiefly with the. Newspapers, books, etc., dealing with subject matter which is sensational (in sense A. 3a). Obsolete.

Esp. in literature or the media: the use of sensational material or language, or a sensationalistic style, in order to provoke public interest or…

Esp. in literature or the media: the use of sensational material or language, or a sensationalistic style, in order to provoke public interest or…

A mannerism or mode of action suited to the stage; artificial manner; = theatricalism, n.

the process of making theatrical; dramatization; also figurative.

Dramatic character or quality.

Dramatic quality.

spectacular quality or character.

Spectacular character or quality.

transferred. Without article or plural (chiefly predicatively). With a descriptive adjective: theatrical or dramatic entertainment (of a specified…

figurative. Writing or behaviour resembling a son et lumière presentation, esp. in its dramatic qualities.