dramatic art
English Thesaurus
1. the art of writing and producing plays (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | communicating, communication, |
| definition | : | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | stage, |
| definition | : | the theater as a profession (usually `the stage') (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | amphitheater, amphitheatre, |
| definition | : | a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | closed-circuit television, |
| definition | : | a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater) (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | house, theater, theatre, |
| definition | : | a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | dramatic irony, |
| definition | : | (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | flies, |
| definition | : | (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains) (noun.location) |
| domain member category | : | place, seat, |
| definition | : | a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) (noun.location) |
| domain member category | : | booking clerk, ticket agent, |
| definition | : | someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations) (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | stooge, |
| definition | : | act as the stooge (verb.creation) |
| domain member category | : | enter, |
| definition | : | come on stage (verb.creation) |
| domain member category | : | support, |
| definition | : | play a subordinate role to (another performer) (verb.creation) |
| domain member category | : | star, |
| definition | : | be the star in a performance (verb.creation) |
| domain member category | : | appear, |
| definition | : | appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc. (verb.creation) |
| domain member category | : | co-star, |
| definition | : | be the co-star in a performance (verb.creation) |
| domain member category | : | underact, underplay, |
| definition | : | act (a role) with great restraint (verb.creation) |
| domain member category | : | upstage, |
| definition | : | at or toward the rear of the stage (adv.all) |
| domain member category | : | downstage, |
| definition | : | at or toward the front of the stage (adv.all) |
| derivation | : | theatrical, |
| definition | : | suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | theatrical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the theater (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | theatrical, |
| definition | : | suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | theatrical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the theater (adj.pert) |
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