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theatricality|θiːˌætrɪˈkælɪtɪ|
[See -ity.]
1. The quality or character of being theatrical; theatricalness. With a and pl. an instance of this.
1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. II. i. ix, By act and word he strives to do it; with sincerity, if possible; failing that, with theatricality. 1880R. L. Nettleship Hellenica 112 A tendency to theatricality and effusiveness. 1889Times 27 Feb. 9/2 The absurd theatricalities with which the..campaign is now mainly carried on.
b. transf. A theatrical personage.
1840Carlyle Heroes ii, This Mahomet..we will in no wise consider as an Inanity and Theatricality. 1892Review of Rev. Jan. 657 Two such theatricalities as Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Lytton.
2. A theatrical matter; a dramatic performance.
1866Carlyle Remin. (1881) II. 164, I remember once taking her to Drury Lane Theatre... Of the theatricality itself that night, I can remember absolutely nothing. |