 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dramatic
adjective
1: suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance
in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea" [ant:
{undramatic}]
2: sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a
dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular
display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play";
"his striking good looks always created a sensation" [syn:
{spectacular}, {striking}]
3: pertaining to or characteristic of drama; "dramatic arts"
4: used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power
and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style;
"a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano" [ant: {lyric}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dramatic \Dra*mat"ic\ (dr[.a]*m[a^]t"[i^]k), Dramatical
\Dra*mat"ic*al\ (dr[.a]*m[a^]t"[i^]*kal), adjective [Gr. dramatiko's,
fr. dra^ma: cf. F. dramatique.]
Of or pertaining to the drama; as, dramatic arts. [WordNet
sense 3]
2. suitable to or characteristic of or having the qualities
of, a drama; theatrical; as, a dramatic entrance in a
swirling cape; a dramatic rescue at sea. Opposite of
{undramatic}. [WordNet sense 1] [Narrower terms:
{melodramatic}; {awe-inspiring, spectacular}]
[WordNet 1.5]
The emperor . . . performed his part with much
dramatic effect. --Motley.
3. striking in appearance or effect; vivid; having a
thrilling effect; as, a dramatic sunset; a dramatic pause.
[WordNet sense 2]
Syn: spectacular, striking.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. (Music) marked by power and expressiveness and a
histrionic or theatrical style; -- of a singer or singing
voice; as, a dramatic tenor; a dramatic soprano.
Contrasted to {lyric}. [WordNet sense 4]
[WordNet 1.5]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
112 Moby Thesaurus words for "dramatic":
Alcaic, Anacreontic, Castalian, Homeric, Hudibrastic, Pierian,
Pindaric, Theocritean, actor-proof, all-star, alto, ballet,
balletic, bardic, baritone, bass, bravura, breathtaking, bucolic,
choral, choric, cinematic, cinematographic, coloratura, colorful,
complete, considerable, didactic, dithyrambic, dramatical,
dramatist, dramatizer, dramaturge, dramaturgic, eclogic, effective,
elegiac, epic, exaggerated, expressive, extraordinary, falsetto,
film, filmic, flamboyant, graphic, ham, hammy, heroic, histrionic,
hymnal, idyllic, impressive, legitimate, liturgical, lyric, major,
marked, melodramatic, milked, mock-heroic, monodramatic, movie,
narrative, noticeable, operatic, overacted, overdone, overplayed,
pastoral, poetic, poetico-mystical, poetico-mythological,
poetico-philosophic, poetlike, psalmic, psalmodial, psalmodic,
radical, rhapsodic, runic, sacred, sapphic, scenic, sensational,
shocking, showy, singing, skaldic, soprano, spectacular, stage,
stagelike, stageworthy, stagy, starstruck, startling, stellar,
stirring, striking, sudden, tenor, theaterlike, theatrical,
thespian, thrown away, treble, underacted, underplayed,
vaudevillian, vivid, vocal
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