theatrical
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theatrical
- /θiːˈætɹɪkəl/ UK
- /θiˈætɹɪkəl/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin theātricus + -al. By surface analysis, theatre + -ical.
adjective more theatrical · most theatrical
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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,
Similar: dramatic, histrionic, scenic, stagy, theatric, thespian
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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.
Similar: affected, stagy, effete, fey, recherché, hoity-toity, overrefined, pansified, precious, pretentious, smug, stilted
noun theatricals
- A stage performance, especially one by amateurs.
- A commercially produced film to be shown in movie theaters. Release schedules were stepped up so that virtually all of the summer theatricals are coming to video before year's end.
- A person who works in theatre. Both of her parents were theatricals — that is, the father played the violin and the mother attempted to dance but later she dropped the pretence.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: histrionic, stagy, melodramatic, histrionics, showy, theatrical performance, drama, theater, theatre, dramatic, cinema, opera, artistic, cinematography, cinematographic, literary
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adj of or relating to the theatre
| Español | teatral |
|---|---|
| Português | teatral |
| Français | théâtral |
| Deutsch | theatralisch, Theater- |
| Italiano | teatrale |
| Ελληνικά | θεατρικός theatrikós |
| Română | teatral |
| Русский | театра́льный teatrálʹnyj, сцени́ческий sceníčeskij |
| עברית | תיאטרלי teatrali |
adj fake and exaggerated
| Español | teatral, dramático |
|---|---|
| Português | teatral, dramático |
| Deutsch | theatralisch, dramatisch |
| Italiano | teatrale, plateale |
| Русский | театра́льный teatrálʹnyj, показно́й pokaznój, неесте́ственный nejestéstvennyj |
Talk about this word "theatrical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/theatrical. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. theatrical. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/theatrical "theatrical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/theatrical.Cite this
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