theatrical : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: theatrical	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for theatrical
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
theatrical adj of or relating to the theater suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life" Antonym(s): untheatrical n a performance of a play [syn: theatrical performance, theatrical, representation, histrionics]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Theatrical \Theat"rical\, a. [L. theatricus, Gr. [?].] Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, theatrical performances; theatrical gestures. -- {Theat`rical"ity}, n. -- {Theat"rically}, adv. No meretricious aid whatever has been called in -- no trick, no illusion of the eye, nothing theatrical. --R. Jefferies.