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Thespian

[ thes-pee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
  2. of or characteristic of Thespis.
  3. of or relating to Thespiae.


noun

  1. (sometimes lowercase) a tragedian; an actor or actress.

Thespian

/ ˈθɛspɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Thespis
  2. usually not capital of or relating to drama and the theatre; dramatic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. facetious.
    an actor or actress
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Thespian1

First recorded in 1665–75; Thespi(s) + -an
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Example Sentences

And both have some notable thespian overlaps (hey there, Michael Harney, Matt Peters, Natasha Lyonne, and Pablo Schreiber).

In the installation, the British thespian would sleep in a glass box in the museum with nothing but pillows and a water jug.

Brooding British thespian Henry Cavill (famous to Showtime fans of The Tudors) is on tap as the new Superman.

It is exactly the sort of film one could imagine the promising young thespian from Barefoot in the Park growing up to make.

In the video, Franco recites classic pick up lines in front of a mirror set to the sounds of some deeply thespian tunes.

"One is taken altogether too literally," he complained to his friends in the smoking-room of the Thespian Club.

It was quite exciting being ushered into a private office in the Thespian National Bank.

That she had lost a matter of six hundred and fifty dollars, deposited in the Thespian Bank, was nothing.

In 1812 a third dramatic society called the Thespian Society was organized among the young men and young women of Pittsburg.

The smile he gave me in reply would have made the fortune of a Thespian Mephistopheles.

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