theatrical C1 Topic:Media & Publishing US /θiˈætɹɪkəl/ UK /θiːˈætɹɪkəl/ See IPA manual Freq #13326 Meanings 1 adj Relating to the theatre or acting on a stage. The school put on its first theatrical production this year. 2 adj Exaggerated and showy, as if performing for an audience. He gave a theatrical sigh and threw up his hands. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to the theatre or... dramaticscenic 2 adj · exaggerated and showy, as... dramaticaffectedstagy Word family Forms theatricals Derived forms antitheatricalhypertheatricalmetatheatricalnontheatricalovertheatricalparatheatricalsemitheatricaltheatricalisetheatricalismtheatricalitytheatricalizationtheatricalize Common collocations theatrical producer Adjective + noun theatrical entrepreneur Adjective + noun theatrical pose Adjective + noun theatrical trappings Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin theātricus + -al. By surface analysis, theatre + -ical. Topics Media & Publishing Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # theatrical **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /θiˈætɹɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /θiːˈætɹɪkəl/ **Frequency rank:** 13326 ## Meanings 1. Relating to the theatre or acting on a stage. 2. Exaggerated and showy, as if performing for an audience. ## Examples - The school put on its first theatrical production this year. - He gave a theatrical sigh and threw up his hands. ## Derived Forms - antitheatrical - hypertheatrical - metatheatrical - nontheatrical - overtheatrical - paratheatrical - semitheatrical - theatricalise - theatricalism - theatricality - theatricalization - theatricalize ## Etymology From Latin theātricus + -al. By surface analysis, theatre + -ical. ## AI Etymology Theatrical comes from Latin theātricus + -al. By surface analysis, theatre + -ical. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as antitheatrical, hypertheatrical, metatheatrical, and nontheatrical. In present use it covers relating to the theatre or acting on a stage and exaggerated and showy, as if performing for an audience. ## Topics - Media & Publishing - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown