Theatrical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a performance of a play

of or relating to the theater

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θiːˈætɹɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/θiːˈatɹɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θiːˈatɹɪkəl/

3 syllables Say it as /θiːˈætɹɪkəl/.

Examples

a theatrical pose
one of the most theatrical figures in public life

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

theatrical performance histrionics representation

Antonyms

untheatrical

Parts of Speech

noun	a performance of a play
adjective	of or relating to the theater
adjective	suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater “a theatrical pose”

Word Forms

theatrical	adjective	suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater
represent	verb	perform (a play), especially on a stage
histrionic	adjective	characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected
theater	noun	the art of writing and producing plays
theatricality	noun	an artificial and mannered quality
theatrical	noun	a performance of a play

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

theatralisch

eine Aufführung eines Theaterstücks

🇫🇷French

théâtral

une représentation d'une pièce de théâtre

🇪🇸Spanish

teatral

una representación de una obra de teatro

🇮🇹Italian

teatrale

una rappresentazione di un'opera teatrale

🇳🇱Dutch

theatraal

een uitvoering van een toneelstuk

🇵🇹Portuguese

teatral

uma performance de uma peça

🇷🇺Russian

театральный

исполнение пьесы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

थियेट्रिकल

किसी नाटक का प्रदर्शन

🇧🇩Bengali

নাট্য

একটি নাটকের অভিনয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நாடகத்துறை

ஒரு நாடகத்தின் செயல்திறன்

🇮🇳Telugu

రంగస్థలం

ఒక నాటకం యొక్క ప్రదర్శన

🇮🇳Marathi

नाट्यमय

नाटकाचे प्रदर्शन

🇮🇳Gujarati

થિયેટ્રિકલ

નાટકનું પ્રદર્શન

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಟಕೀಯ

ಒಂದು ನಾಟಕದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാടകീയമായ

ഒരു നാടകത്തിൻ്റെ പ്രകടനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਟਕ

ਇੱਕ ਨਾਟਕ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تھیٹر

ایک ڈرامے کی کارکردگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

戏剧

一场戏剧的表演

🇯🇵Japanese

演劇

演劇の公演

🇰🇷Korean

연극

연극 공연

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sân khấu

một buổi biểu diễn một vở kịch

🇹🇭Thai

การแสดงละคร

🇮🇩Indonesian

teatrikal

pertunjukan sebuah drama

🇵🇭Filipino

dula-dulaan

isang pagtatanghal ng isang dula

🇲🇾Malay

teater

persembahan sesebuah drama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسرحية

أداء مسرحية

🇮🇷Persian

تئاتری

اجرای یک نمایشنامه

🇹🇷Turkish

teatral

bir oyunun performansı

🇮🇱Hebrew

תיאטרלי

הצגה של מחזה

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The primary meaning of 'theatrical' is 'a performance of a play'.

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Using 'theatrical' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'theatrical' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'theatrical' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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