theatricalism

[ thee-a-tri-kuh-liz-uhm ]

/ θiˈæ trɪ kəˌlɪz əm /

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noun

conduct suggesting theatrical actions or mannerisms, especially of an extravagant or exhibitionist sort.

Origin of theatricalism

First recorded in 1850–55; theatrical + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM theatricalism

sem·i·the·at·ri·cal·ism, noun

Words nearby theatricalism

theatre-in-the-round, theatre of cruelty, theatre of the absurd, theatrical, theatrical film, theatricalism, theatricalize, theatricals, theatricism, theatrics, Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, The

Example sentences from the Web for theatricalism

There was no curtain, no stage, no scenery, no theatricalism.
Homespun Tales|Kate Douglas Wiggin
France, during his day, was governed by the dictates of theatricalism.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright
He laughed with a sense of treating himself to a theatricalism.
Erik Dorn|Ben Hecht
The theatricalism of the ground-plan infused itself into the music with Meyerbeer.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas|W. J. Henderson

Only the French genius is capable of just such a splendid blend of naïveté, emotion, and the best kind of theatricalism.
A Boswell of Baghdad|E. V. Lucas