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drama
has definitions from the fields of theater,writing
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[ noun ] (theater,writing) a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
Synonyms Examples "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)True , the pattern and flow of the drama have strong literary qualities that are a_bit wearisome in the first_half , before Don_Quixote goes to the duke 's court . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)The drama itself - and this seems to be lavishly true of Biblical drama - often has hardly any relationship with authenticity at_all . The drama itself - and this seems to be lavishly true of Biblical drama - often has hardly any relationship with authenticity at_all . (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The drama in the theater and the concert in the hall both have a fixed time , but the time is fixed by the director and the players , the conductor and the instrumentalists , subject , therefore , to much variation , as record collectors well know . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)Trust Eileen to squeeze all the drama out of a situation . |
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[ noun ] an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
Synonyms Used in print (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)`` I should say it is the turning of courts of law into veritable theatres for sex dramas , involving clergymen and parishioners , psychiatrists and patients . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (theater,writing) the literary genre of works intended for the theater
Used in print (Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)My curiosity was sharpened a day or two before the interview by a conversation I had with a well-informed teacher of literature , a Jesuit father , at a conference on religious drama near Paris . In classical drama , such problems do not arise . |
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[ noun ] the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)It is the one exercise that drastically influences the definition of the thighs at the hipline - that mark of the champion that sets him apart from all other bodybuilders - a criterion of muscle `` drama '' that_is unforgettable to judges and audiences alike - the facet of muscular development that wins prizes . Related terms |
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