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histrionic [ˌhɪstrɪˈɒnɪk], histrionical adj 1. excessively dramatic, insincere, or artificial histrionic gestures 2. Now rare dramatic n
1. (plural) melodramatic displays of temperament 2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Rare (plural, functioning as singular) dramatics [from Late Latin histriōnicus of a player, from histriō actor] histrionically adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
histrionic adjective theatrical, affected, dramatic, forced, camp (informal), actorly, artificial, unnatural, melodramatic, actressy Dorothea let out a histrionic groan. plural noun dramatics, scene, tantrums, performance, temperament, theatricality, staginess When I explained everything, there were no histrionics. Translations histrionic adj (= overdone, affected) → theatralisch (= relating to acting) → schauspielerisch histrionic [ˌhɪstrɪˈɒnɪk] adj (pej) → istrionesco/a histrionic [ˌhɪstrɪˈɒnɪk] adj (pej) → istrionesco/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Now, in the first place, this censure attaches not to the poetic but to the histrionic art; for gesticulation may be equally overdone in epic recitation, as by Sosi-stratus, or in lyrical competition, as by Mnasitheus the Opuntian. That no doubt is the real reason for the growth of quiet marriages; and the desire for them, I suspect, comes first from the man, for there are few women who at heart do not prefer the old histrionic display. He thought the adieux of Montague and Ada Dyas as fine as anything he had ever seen Croisette and Bressant do in Paris, or Madge Robertson and Kendal in London; in its reticence, its dumb sorrow, it moved him more than the most famous histrionic outpourings. |
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