theatricaladjective
uk/θiˈæt.rɪ.kəl/us/θiˈæt.rɪ.kəl/theatrical adjective (PERFORMING ARTS)
belonging or relating to the theatre, or to the performance or writing of plays, opera, etc.:
theatrical make-up
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Theatre - general words
- break a leg idiom
- double bill
- drama
- dramatic
- hold sth over
- immersive
- jukebox musical
- kabuki
- music theatre
- opening night
- premiere
- preview
- run
- run and run idiom
- slapstick
- theatre
- theatre in the round
- theatregoer
- thespian
- vaudeville
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theatrical adjective (BEHAVIOUR)
Theatrical behaviour is not sincere and too extreme and that is intended to attract attention:
a theatrical gesture
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Affected & insincere
- affectation
- affected
- artificial
- artsy-fartsy
- arty-farty
- cheesy
- fey
- forced
- glib
- histrionic
- histrionics
- hollowly
- meretricious
- pious
- preciously
- precocious
- pretension
- pretentious
- pseud
- slick
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theatricality
noun [ U ] uk/θiˌæt.rɪˈkæl.ə.ti/us/θiˌæt.rɪˈkæl.ə.t̬i/
theatrically
adverb uk/θiˈæt.rɪ.kəl.i/us/θiˈæt.rɪ.kəl.i/