Results for histrionic
On this page:
 
Dictionary:

histrionic

  (hĭs'trē-ŏn'ĭk) pronunciation also histrionical (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
  1. Of or relating to actors or acting.
  2. Excessively dramatic or emotional; affected.

[Late Latin histriōnicus, from Latin histriō, histriōn-, actor, probably of Etruscan origin.]

histrionically his'tri·on'i·cal·ly adv.
 
 
Thesaurus: histrionic

adjective

  1. Of or relating to drama or the theater: dramatic, dramaturgic, dramaturgical, histrionical, theatric, theatrical, thespian. See performing arts.
  2. Suggesting drama or a stage performance, as in emotionality or suspense: dramatic, histrionical, melodramatic, sensational, spectacular, theatric, theatrical. See excite/bore/interest, style/good style/bad style, surprise/expect.

 
Antonyms: histrionic

adj

Definition: melodramatic
Antonyms: unaffected


 
Word Tutor: histrionic
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Relating to the theater, actors or acting. Also: Overacted or melodramatic.

pronunciation That play was a bit too histrionic for my tastes.

 
Translations: Translations for: Histrionic

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - teatralsk
n. - teatralskhed, dramatik, skuespiller

Nederlands (Dutch)
(mv) gemaakte emoties, ongemeend, overdreven dramatisch, over acteurs/-acteren, theatraal

Français (French)
adj. - théâtral, mélodramatique
n. - comportement outrancier, cinéma (fam), (se donner) en spectacle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schauspielkunst, Theatralik
adj. - schauspielerisch, theatralisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (πληθ.) υποκριτική, μελοδραματισμοί, θεατρινισμοί
adj. - θεατρινίστικος

Italiano (Italian)
teatralità, finzione teatrale, istrionico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - arte (f) teatral, histrionismo (m) (Teat.)
adj. - teatral, histriônico

Русский (Russian)
сценический, наигранный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - histriónico
n. - histrionismo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skådespelare
adj. - skådespelar-, teater-, teatralisk

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
演员的, 有如演戏的, 演剧的, 演员, 戏剧性, 演剧

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 演員的, 有如演戲的, 演劇的
n. - 演員, 戲劇性, 演劇

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 배우의, 연극상의, 안면근의, 젠체하는
n. - 배우, 연극, 연출법

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 俳優の, 演劇めいた, 演劇の, 芝居がかった
n. - 俳優, 演劇

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المسرحي, الصناعي, المتكلف (صفه) مسرحي, صناعي, متكلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דרמטי, תיאטרלי, קשור בשחקנים ובמשחק‬
n. - ‮אמנות התיאטרון, התנהגות לא כנה ודרמטית כדי להרשים‬


 
 

Join the WikiAnswers Q&A community. Post a question or answer questions about "histrionic" at WikiAnswers.

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Answers Corporation Antonyms. © 1999-2008 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved.  Read more
Word Tutor. Copyright © 2004-present by eSpindle Learning, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. All rights reserved.
eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; free trial Read more
Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.  Read more

Search for answers directly from your browser with the FREE Answers.com Toolbar!  
Click here to download now. 

Get Answers your way! Check out all our free tools and products.

On this page:   E-mail   print Print  Link  

 

Keep Reading

Mentioned In: