Histrionic
[,hɪstrɪ'ɒnɪk] or ['hɪstrɪ'ɑnɪk]
Definition
(adj.) characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; 'histrionic gestures'; 'an attitude of melodramatic despair'; 'a theatrical pose' .
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Definition
(a.) Alt. of Histrionical
Typist: Natalie
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Theatric, theatrical.
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Definition
adj. relating to the stage or stage-players: befitting a theatre: feigned.—ns. His′trio His′trion a stage-player.—adv. Histrion′ically.—ns. Histrion′icism His′trionism the acts or practice of stage-playing or of pantomime.—n.pl. Histrion′ics play-acting.—v.i. His′trionise to act play a part.
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Examples
- Women have done much for themselves in histrionic dress. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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