'Dramatic' definitions:
Definition of 'dramatic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea" [ant: undramatic]
adjective
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: dramatic, spectacular, striking]
adjective
Pertaining to or characteristic of drama; "dramatic arts"
adjective
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]
Definition of 'Dramatic'
From: GCIDE
- Dramatic \Dra*mat"ic\ (dr[.a]*m[a^]t"[i^]k), Dramatical \Dra*mat"ic*al\ (dr[.a]*m[a^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. dramatiko`s, fr. dra^ma: cf. F. dramatique.] Of or pertaining to the drama; as, dramatic arts. [WordNet sense 3] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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]
Synonyms of 'dramatic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- actor-proof,
- Alcaic,
- all-star,
- alto,
- Anacreontic,
- ballet,
- balletic,
- bardic,
- baritone,
- bass,
- bravura,
- breathtaking,
- bucolic,
- Castalian,
- 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,
- Homeric,
- Hudibrastic,
- hymnal,
- idyllic,
- impressive,
- legitimate,
- liturgical,
- lyric,
- major,
- marked,
- melodramatic,
- milked,
- mock-heroic,
- monodramatic,
- movie,
- narrative,
- noticeable,
- operatic,
- overacted,
- overdone,
- overplayed,
- pastoral,
- Pierian,
- Pindaric,
- 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,
- Theocritean,
- thespian,
- thrown away,
- treble,
- underacted,
- underplayed,
- vaudevillian,
- vivid,
- vocal