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theatricity

theatricity noun: the quality of being theatric.

Noun

theatricity (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being theatric.
    • Madame Carreno’s fleet fingered manipulation of the chords and rapid passages did much to make the hearer forget the theatricity of the work.1910 January 16, “Teresa Carreno, Called Queen of Pianists, Will Play Here”, in The Oregon Sunday Journal, volume VI, number 42, Portland, Or., section 6 (Dramatic and Sports), page 3, column 2
    • The power of the human tongue to sway the human reason is probably not so great as it was in the days of Demosthenes on the Crown, or Cicero against Catline,^([sic]) but mankind, still dearly loves the polished sentence, the well-turned period, the graceful theatricity of the trained orator.1910 October 9, “[Public Opinion.] Eloquence. (Philadelphia Ledger.)”, in The News, Lynchburg, Va., page 4, column 3

Synonyms of theatricity

Origin of theatricity

From theatric + -ity.

Questions about theatricity

What does theatricity mean?
Theatricity means the quality of being theatric.
What part of speech is theatricity?
Theatricity is a noun.

Words near theatricity in the dictionary

  1. theatricised
  2. theatricises
  3. theatricising
  4. theatricism
  5. theatricisms
  6. theatricity
  7. theatricize
  8. theatricized
  9. theatricizes
  10. theatricizing
  11. theatrick

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