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dramatic

  • /dɹəˈmætɪk/

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin drāmaticus. By surface analysis, drama + -tic.

adjective more dramatic · most dramatic · dramatick

  1. Of or relating to the drama. Monteverde found the conditions of dramatic music more favourable to his experiments than those of choral music, in which both voices and ears are at their highest sensibility to discord.
  2. Striking in appearance or effect. a dramatic view of the Alps
  3. Having a powerful, expressive singing voice.
  4. informal Tending to exaggerate in order to get attention. You're not bleeding out; the knife barely scratched your skin. Stop being so dramatic!

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: melodramatic, impressive, spectacular, striking, hammy, drama, theatrical, theater, theatre, fiction, eloquent, pronounced, high-profile, resounding, acute, scenic

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adj of or relating to the drama

Españoldramático
한국어극적 geukjeok
中文戲劇的 /戏剧的 xìjù de
Portuguêsdramático
Françaisdramatique
Deutschdramatisch
Italianodrammatico
Românădramatic
Русскийдрамати́ческий dramatíčeskij

adj striking in appearance or effect

Españolasombroso
한국어극적 geukjeok
日本語劇的 gekiteki, ドラマティック doramatikku
中文戲劇性的 /戏剧性的 xìjùxìng de
Portuguêsdramático, assombroso
Françaisspectaculaire, imposant, théâtral
Deutschdramatisch
Italianoradicale
Русскийдрамати́чный dramatíčnyj
עבריתדְּרָמָטִי dramáti

adj exaggerating for attention

Françaismélodramatique, exagéré

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BibTeX
@misc{dramatic_2026,
  title = {dramatic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dramatic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}