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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pan•to•mime /ˈpæntəˌmaɪm/USA pronunciation n., v., -mimed, -mim•ing. n. - Show Business[uncountable] the art of conveying actions and thoughts by movements without speech.
- Show Business[countable] a play or entertainment in which the performers express themselves by gesture alone.
v. - to represent or express in pantomime: [~ + object]He pantomimed hunger by rubbing his belly and groaning.[no object]He pantomimed by rubbing his stomach and groaning.
pan•to•mim•ist /ˈpæntəˌmaɪmɪst/USA pronunciation n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pan•to•mime (pan′tə mīm′),USA pronunciation n., v., -mimed, -mim•ing. n. - Show Businessthe art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- Show Businessa play or entertainment in which the performers express themselves mutely by gestures, often to the accompaniment of music.
- significant gesture without speech.
- Antiquity, Show Businessan actor in dumb show, as in ancient Rome.
- Show BusinessAlso called Christmas pantomime. a form of theatrical spectacle common in England during the Christmas season, generally adapted from a fairy tale and including stock character types who perform songs and dances, tell jokes, etc.
v.t. - to represent or express in pantomime.
v.i. - to express oneself in pantomime.
- Greek pantómīmos. See panto-, mime
- Latin
- 1580–90; earlier pantomimus
pan•to•mim•ic (pan′tə mim′ik),USA pronunciation pan′to•mim′i•cal, adj. pan′to•mim′i•cal•ly, adv. pan′to•mim′ic•ry, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pantomime /ˈpæntəˌmaɪm/ n - (in Britain) a kind of play performed at Christmas time characterized by farce, music, lavish sets, stock roles, and topical jokes
- a theatrical entertainment in which words are replaced by gestures and bodily actions
- action without words as a means of expression
- informal chiefly Brit a confused or farcical situation
vb - another word for mime
Etymology: 17th Century: via Latin from Greek pantomīmos; see panto-, mimepantomimic /ˌpæntəˈmɪmɪk/ adj |