'Thespian' definitions:
Definition of 'thespian'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to drama; "the movie director had thespian cooperation"
noun
Definition of 'Thespian'
From: GCIDE
- Thespian \Thes"pi*an\, a. [From L. Thespis, Gr. ?, the founder of the Greek drama.] Of or pertaining to Thespis; hence, relating to the drama; dramatic; as, the Thespian art. -- n. An actor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'thespian'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- actor,
- actor-proof,
- actress,
- all-star,
- antagonist,
- bad guy,
- ballet,
- balletic,
- barnstormer,
- character,
- character actor,
- character man,
- character woman,
- child actor,
- cinematic,
- cinematographic,
- diseur,
- diseuse,
- dramatic,
- dramatical,
- dramatizer,
- dramaturgic,
- feeder,
- film,
- filmic,
- foil,
- ham,
- hammy,
- heavy,
- histrio,
- histrion,
- histrionic,
- impersonator,
- ingenue,
- juvenile,
- legitimate,
- matinee idol,
- melodramatic,
- milked,
- mime,
- mimer,
- mimic,
- monodramatic,
- monologist,
- movie,
- mummer,
- operatic,
- overacted,
- overplayed,
- pantomime,
- pantomimist,
- performer,
- playactor,
- player,
- protean actor,
- reciter,
- Roscius,
- scenic,
- soubrette,
- spectacular,
- stage performer,
- stage player,
- stagelike,
- stageworthy,
- stagy,
- starstruck,
- stellar,
- stooge,
- straight man,
- stroller,
- strolling player,
- theaterlike,
- theatrical,
- thrown away,
- trouper,
- underacted,
- underplayed,
- utility man,
- vaudevillian,
- villain