Theatricality

noun

noun ·6 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Theatrical behaviour and mannerisms. uncountable, usually

    "The contradictoriness and multifacetedness of identity is a constant theme in a play which deals so centrally with ideas of plays, illusion, rôle-playing and theatricality."

  2. 2
    an artificial and mannered quality wordnet

Example

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"The contradictoriness and multifacetedness of identity is a constant theme in a play which deals so centrally with ideas of plays, illusion, rôle-playing and theatricality."

Etymology

From theatrical + -ity.

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