Dictionary Definition
dramatic adj
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]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From Greek δραματικός (dramatikos) "of or related to drama", from Ancient Greek δράμα, (drama).Adjective
dramatic- of or relating to the drama
- striking in appearance or effect
- having a powerful, expressive singing voice
Derived terms
Translations
of or relating to the drama
- German: dramatisch
striking in appearance or effect
- German: dramatisch
- Hebrew: דרמתי (dramati)
having a powerful, expressive singing voice
Extensive Definition
Dramatic may refer to:
- Drama, a literary form involving parts for actors
- Dramatic, a classification of voice type in
European classical music, describing a specific vocal weight and a
vocal range at the lower end of the given voice part
- Dramatic soprano, a strong voice which can be heard over an orchestra
- The Dramatics, 1960s American soul music vocal group
See also
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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