theatrical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /θiːˈætɹɪkəl/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /θiˈætɹɪkəl/ (US)
Etymology
From Latin theātricus + -al. By surface analysis, theatre + -ical.
Meanings
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Of or relating to the theatre.
12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift The matter of whether the world needs a fourth Ice Age movie pales beside the question of why there were three before it, but Continental Drift feels less like an extension of a theatrical franchise than an episode of a middling TV cartoon, lolling around on territory that’s already been settled.
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Fake and exaggerated.
The ceremony and its scene were characterised by that high sense of the theatrical which has marked the activities of the Third Reich.
1941 July, “The Armistice Coach”, in Railway Magazine, page 317:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most theatrical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more theatrical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antitheatrical · metatheatrical · theatrically · nontheatrical · theatricality · untheatrical · theatricalize · theatrical film · theatricalness · overtheatrical · theatricalise · theatrical prop · semitheatrical · paratheatrical · theatricalism · theatricalization · hypertheatrical
Synonyms
precious · overrefined · recherché · thespian · hoity-toity · smug · stagy · pretentious · dramatic · pansified · stilted · theatric · Woosterian · stagy · stagy · effete · theatrical · scenic · histrionic · affected · fey · affected
Translations (62)
es dramático (fake and exaggerated) · da scenisk (of or relating to the theatre) · ga amharclannach (of or relating to the theatre) · nn teatralsk (fake and exaggerated) · ca teatral (of or relating to the theatre) · de theatralisch (fake and exaggerated) · pt teatral (fake and exaggerated) · nl theatraal (of or relating to the theatre) · ru сцени́ческий (of or relating to the theatre) · hy թատերական (of or relating to the theatre) · de theatralisch (of or relating to the theatre) · uk театра́льний (of or relating to the theatre) · io teatrala (of or relating to the theatre) · it teatrale (of or relating to the theatre) · bg театрален (fake and exaggerated) · pl teatralny (fake and exaggerated) · de dramatisch (fake and exaggerated) · sv teatralisk (fake and exaggerated) · it teatrale (fake and exaggerated) · pt dramático (fake and exaggerated) · be тэатра́льны (of or relating to the theatre) · sv teatral (of or relating to the theatre) · pt teatral (of or relating to the theatre) · ru показно́й (fake and exaggerated) · hu színi (of or relating to the theatre) · hu színházi (of or relating to the theatre) · el θεατρικός (of or relating to the theatre) · ru неесте́ственный (fake and exaggerated) · he תיאטרלי (of or relating to the theatre) · hu színpadias (fake and exaggerated) · gl teatral (of or relating to the theatre) · cs teatrální (fake and exaggerated) · es teatral (fake and exaggerated) · eo teatra (of or relating to the theatre) · gl teatral (fake and exaggerated) · hu teátrális (fake and exaggerated) · kk театрлық (of or relating to the theatre) · nb teatral (of or relating to the theatre) · ro teatral (of or relating to the theatre) · ca teatral (fake and exaggerated) · hu színpadi (of or relating to the theatre) · da teatralsk (of or relating to the theatre) · ru театра́льный (fake and exaggerated) · uk театра́льний (fake and exaggerated) · io cenala (of or relating to the theatre) · nl dramatisch (fake and exaggerated) · pl aktorski (fake and exaggerated) · bg театрален (of or relating to the theatre) · it plateale (fake and exaggerated) · pl teatralny (of or relating to the theatre) · ru театра́льный (of or relating to the theatre) · sk divadelný (of or relating to the theatre) · nb teatralsk (fake and exaggerated) · fi teatterillinen (of or relating to the theatre) · fi teatraalinen (fake and exaggerated) · nl dramatisch (of or relating to the theatre) · fr théâtral (of or relating to the theatre) · cs divadelní (of or relating to the theatre) · be тэатра́льны (fake and exaggerated) · nl theatraal (fake and exaggerated) · es teatral (of or relating to the theatre) · de Theater- (of or relating to the theatre)