histrionic vs melodramatic what difference
what is difference between histrionic and melodramatic
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin histriōnicus (“pertaining to acting; scurrilous, shameful; wretched”), from Latin histriōnicus (“pertaining to acting and the theatre”), from histriō (“actor, player”) + -icus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Morphologically, the word may be surface analysed as histrion + -ic.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪstɹiːˈɒnɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /hɪstɹiˈɑnɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
- Hyphenation: his‧tri‧on‧ic
Adjective
histrionic (comparative more histrionic, superlative most histrionic)
- Of or relating to actors or acting.
- Synonyms: actorish, actressy, dramatic, theatrical
- (by extension) Excessively dramatic or emotional, especially with the intention to draw attention.
- Synonyms: melodramatic, overdramatic, sensationalized, stagy
Alternative forms
- histrionick (obsolete)
Derived terms
Related terms
- histrion (obsolete)
- histrionism
- histrionize (rare)
Translations
References
Further reading
- histrionic (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Romanian
Etymology
From French histrionique.
Adjective
histrionic m or n (feminine singular histrionică, masculine plural histrionici, feminine and neuter plural histrionice)
- histrionic
Declension
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmɛl.ə.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/, /ˌmɛl.əʊ.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
Alternative form
- melo-dramatic
Adjective
melodramatic (comparative more melodramatic, superlative most melodramatic)
- Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.
- Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental.
- She wrote him a melodramatic letter, threatening to kill herself.
Related terms
- melodramatics
Translations
Romanian
Etymology
From French melodrammatico.
Adjective
melodramatic m or n (feminine singular melodramatică, masculine plural melodramatici, feminine and neuter plural melodramatice)
- melodramatic
Declension
