antidramatic

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adjective

Opposing or shunning the usual conventions of drama.

OriginEnglish dramatic ← Latin drāmaticu ← Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveantidramatic (comparative more antidramatic, superlative most antidramatic)

comparative more antidramatic · superlative most antidramatic

  1. Opposing or shunning the usual conventions of drama.

    In this film, the almost antidramatic construction and the lack of depth in the characters cause the viewer to focus on the imagery.

    1988 June 17, Fred Camper, “Wide West”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  8. Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
  9. Ancient Greekδρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
  10. Latindrāmaticu
  11. Englishdramatic
  12. Englishantidramatic

From anti- + dramatic.

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APA

antidramatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidramatic

MLA

“antidramatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidramatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antidramatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidramatic.

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