dramatismn.
/ˈdramətɪz(ə)m/ 1. Dramatization, dramatized form.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [noun] > dramatization
dramatization1796
tragedization1796
dramatizing1808
dramatism1834
tragedizinga1849
theatricalization1875
1834 Autobiogr. Dissenting Minister 122 He could no longer amuse his flock with the dramatism of devotion.
2. Dramatic quality.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > spectacular, sensational, or dramatic display > [noun]
stage-work1649
scenery1726
theatricalness1727
dramatizing1808
show1822
theatricality1837
pyrotechny1845
theatricalism1854
sensational1861
sensationalism1862
sensationism1862
theatricism1872
theatricalization1875
dramaticism1878
dramatism1880
spectacularity1883
spectacularism1888
theatre1926
son et lumière1968
1880 J. H. Ewing Let. 16 Mar. in H. Eden J. H. Ewing (1896) 222 Her writing is glorious—Imagination limited—Dramatism—nil!
1901 Daily Chron. 14 Nov. 3/1 The infamous stage management of the thing rather aided than detracted from its unspeakable dramatism.
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