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- DictionaryThe·at·ri·cals/THēˈatrəkəlz/
plural
- 1. dramatic performances: "I was persuaded to act in some amateur theatricals"
Theatricals definition: dramatic performances and entertainments, esp as given by amateurs. See examples of THEATRICALS used in a sentence.
THEATRICALS definition: 1. stage performances by people who are not trained or paid to act, but who practise and perform in…. Learn more.
noun [ plural ] us / θiˈæt.rɪ.k ə lz / uk / θiˈæt.rɪ.k ə lz / stage performances by people who are not trained or paid to act, but who practice and perform in the time when they are not working: amateur theatricals. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Spectacles & performances. aerobatic. amateur theater. bullfighting. co-curate.
suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater. “a theatrical pose”. “one of the most theatrical figures in public life”. synonyms: histrionic, melodramatic. characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected. showy. displaying brilliance and virtuosity. stagey, stagy.
5 days ago · 3. adjective. Theatrical can be used to describe something that is grand and dramatic, as if it is part of a performance in a theatre. There was a theatrical air about the whole scene which had a great appeal for me. The clothes were very showy, very theatrical. theatricality uncountable noun [usually NOUN of noun]
especially in North American English) behaviour that is exaggerated and emotional in order to attract attention. I’ve had enough of her theatricals for one day! See theatricals in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: theatricals.
1. of or pertaining to the theater or dramatic presentations. 2. suggestive of the theater or of acting; artificial, spectacular, or extravagantly histrionic. n. 3. theatricals, dramatic performances, esp. as given by amateurs.
