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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Theatrical \The*at"ric*al\, 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. -- The*at`ri*cal"i*ty,
     n. -- The*at"ric*al*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           No meretricious aid whatever has been called in -- no
           trick, no illusion of the eye, nothing theatrical. --R.
                                                    Jefferies.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Theatrical \The*at"ric*al\, 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. -- The*at`ri*cal"i*ty,
     n. -- The*at"ric*al*ly, adv.
  
           No meretricious aid whatever has been called in -- no
           trick, no illusion of the eye, nothing theatrical. --R.
                                                    Jefferies.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  theatrical
       adj 1: of or relating to the theater
       2: suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a
          theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in
          public life" [ant: untheatrical]
       n : a performance of play [syn: theatrical performance, representation,
            histrionics]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  theatrical
     Αγγλικά a.
     θεατρικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  theatrical
     a.
     1 Of or relating to the theatre.
     2 fake and exaggerated.
     n.
     1 A stage performance, especially one by amateurs.
     2 A commercially produced film to be shown in movie theaters.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  theatrical
     a.
     1 Of or relating to the theatre.
     2 fake and exaggerated.
     n.
     1 A stage performance, especially one by amateurs.
     2 A commercially produced film to be shown in movie theaters.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  theatrical
     a.
     1 Of or relating to the theatre.
     2 fake and exaggerated.
     n.
     1 A stage performance, especially one by amateurs.
     2 A commercially produced film to be shown in movie theaters.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  theatrical
     a.
     1 Of or relating to the theatre.
     2 fake and exaggerated.
     n.
     1 A stage performance, especially one by amateurs.
     2 A commercially produced film to be shown in movie theaters.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  theatrical
     Englanti a.
     1 teatteri-
     2 teatraalinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  theatrical
     Engelska a.
     1 teatral
     2 teatralisk, onaturligt överdriven

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Theatrical /θiːˈatɹɪkəl/
  مسرحي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  theatrical //θiˈæt.ɹɪ.kəl// 
  театрален 2.
  fake and exaggerated
   3.
  of or relating to the theatre

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  theatrical /θiːˈatɹɪkəl/
  divadelní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  theatrical /θiːˈatɹɪkəl/ 
  teatrální

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  theatrical /θiːˈatɹɪkəl/
  bühnenhaft 
     Synonym: stage-like
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  theatrical /θiːˈatɹɪkəl/
  schauspielerisch 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  theatrical /θiːˈatɹɪkəl/
  theatralisch, pathetisch, geschraubt 
        "her theatrical gestures"  - ihre theatralischen Gesten
     Synonyms: theatric, operatic, histrionic
  
   see: untheatrical
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  theatrical /θiːˈatɹɪkəl/
  komödiantisch 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  theatrical /θiːˈatɹɪkəl/
  
  θεατρικός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  theatrical //θiˈæt.ɹɪ.kəl// 
  1. teatraalinen
  fake and exaggerated
  2. teatterillinen
  of or relating to the theatre

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  theatrical /θiːˈatɹɪkəl/ 
  1. नाटकीय
        "The Chairman gave a theatrical speech."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  theatrical /θiːˈatɹɪkəl/
  kazališni, teatralan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  theatrical /θiːˈatɹɪkəl/
  1. mesterkélt
  2. színpadias
  3. színészi
  4. megjátszott
  5. színész
  6. színpadi
  7. színi
  8. színházi
  9. komédiázó
  10. tettetett
  11. színészies
  12. affektáló

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  theatrical /θiætrikl/
  theater‐, toneel‐, schouwburg‐

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  theatrical /θɪˈætrɪkəl/ 
    teatralny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  theatrical /θiætrikl/ 
  teatral

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  theatrical //θiˈæt.ɹɪ.kəl// 
  1. teatralisk
  fake and exaggerated
  2. teatral
  of or relating to the theatre

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  theatrical /θiːˈatɹɪkəl/
  1. tiyatroya ait, temsili, gösteriş kabilinden, yapmacık, sahte
  2. (çoğ.) amatörler tarafından oynanılan piyesler. theatrical makeup sahne makyajı. theatricalism  gösteriş için fazla heyecanlı davranma. theatrically  sahnede imiş gibi.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/θiˈætɹɪkəɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  132 Moby Thesaurus words for "theatrical":
     Roscius, Thespian art, actor, actor-proof, actress, affected,
     all-star, amateur theatricals, antagonist, artificial, bad guy,
     ballet, balletic, barnstormer, camp, campy, character,
     character actor, character man, character woman, child actor,
     cinematic, cinematographic, diseur, diseuse, dramatic,
     dramatic art, dramatic form, dramatic irony, dramatic stroke,
     dramatic structure, dramatical, dramaticism, dramatics, dramatism,
     dramatizer, dramaturgic, dramaturgy, emotionalistic, emotive,
     exaggerated, extravagant, fake, false, feeder, film, filmic, foil,
     forced, grandstand, ham, hammy, heavy, histrio, histrion,
     histrionic, histrionics, histrionism, hysteric, ingenue, insincere,
     juvenile, la-di-da, legitimate, maniere, mannered, matinee idol,
     melodramatic, melodramatics, milked, mime, mimer, mimic,
     monodramatic, monologist, movie, mummer, nonrational, operatic,
     ostentatious, overacted, overacting, overdone, overemotional,
     overplayed, overwrought, pantomime, pantomimist, play construction,
     playactor, player, pretentious, protean actor, reciter, repertory,
     scenic, sensational, sensationalism, sensationalistic, showy,
     soubrette, spectacular, stage, stage performer, stage player,
     stagelike, stageworthy, staginess, stagy, starstruck, stellar,
     stooge, straight man, stroller, strolling player, theaterlike,
     theatric, theatricalism, theatricality, theatricals, theatricism,
     theatrics, thespian, thrown away, trouper, underacted, underplayed,
     unnatural, unreasoning, utility man, vaudevillian, villain
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 剧场的,夸张的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 剧场的,夸张的,戏剧性的
     n. 戏剧演出

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