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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024the•at•ri•cal /θiˈætrɪkəl/USA pronunciation adj. Also, theˈat•ric. - Show Businessof or relating to the theater.
- suggestive of the theater and therefore not real;
artificial;
showy:theatrical temper tantrums.
the•at•ri•cal•ly, adv.:"They're all out to get me!'' he exclaimed theatrically. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024the•at•ri•cal (thē a′tri kəl),USA pronunciation adj. Also, the•at′ric. - Show Businessof or pertaining to the theater or dramatic presentations:theatrical performances.
- suggestive of the theater or of acting; artificial, pompous, spectacular, or extravagantly histrionic:a theatrical display of grief.
n. - theatricals:
- Show Businessdramatic performances, now esp. as given by amateurs.
- artificial or histrionic actions.
- Show Businessa professional actor:a family of renowned theatricals.
- Greek theātrikós, equivalent. to theá̄tr(on) theater + -ikos -ic + -al1
- Late Latin theātric(us)
- 1550–60
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged exaggerated, melodramatic, stagy, extravagant.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: theatrical /θɪˈætrɪkəl/ adj - of or relating to the theatre or dramatic performances
- exaggerated and affected in manner or behaviour; histrionic
theˌatriˈcality, theˈatricalness n theˈatrically adv |