theatricism

[ thee-a-truh-siz-uhm ]

noun

1. theatricalism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of theatricism¹

First recorded in 1870–75; theatric(s) + -ism

Example Sentences

This is too little appreciated in the melodramatic theatricism of our life.

From Project Gutenberg

This ability, talent, virtue, or genius, whatever you may wish to name it, is without theatricism and therefore without spectacular demonstration either of the sitter or the method employed in rendering them.

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All this was, of course, in keeping with the theatricism of the period in which it was produced, which is one of the best things to be said of it.

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Because Mr. Warfield, by the sheer power of his histrionic genius, has lifted sentimentality into sentiment and conventional theatricism into living truth, we are tempted to give to Mr. Charles Klein the credit for having written a very good play instead of a very bad one.

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