dramatics

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noun

The art of acting and stagecraft.

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Meanings

noundramatics sg or pl
  1. pluralsingularThe art of acting and stagecraft.

    By providing opportunities, time, and props, teachers can help children achieve the theatre standards of participating in sociodramatic playgroups and taking on roles of others in creative dramatics.

    2005, Carol Seefeldt, How to Work with Standards in the Early Childhood Classroom
  2. pluralsingularDramatic behaviour.

    Synonyms: histrionics

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDramatic behaviour.

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histrionics

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe art of writing and producing plays

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dramaturgydramatic arttheatertheatre
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communicationcommunicating
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dramaturgymelodramaticstheatertheatre

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From dramatic + -s; see -ics.

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Translations

Bulgarian драматургия
  • драматургия (dramaturgija)the art of acting and stagecraft
Latin histriōnia
  • histriōniathe art of acting and stagecraft
Spanish dramática
  • dramáticathe art of acting and stagecraft

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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