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histrionic
(encz) | histrionic,předstíraný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Histrionic
(gcide) | Histrionic \His`tri*on"ic\, Histrionical \His`tri*on"ic*al\, a.
[L. histrionicus: cf. F. histrionique. See Histrion.]
1. Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a
theatre; theatrical.
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2. Affectedly dramatic; insincerely emotional; -- sometimes
used in a bad sense. -- His`tri*on"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Tainted with false and histrionic feeling. --De
Quincey.
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histrionic
(wn) | histrionic
adj 1: characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often
affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of
melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose" [syn:
histrionic, melodramatic] |
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histrionic
(encz) | histrionic,předstíraný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
histrionically
(encz) | histrionically,předstíraně adv: Waldo Rufus |
histrionics
(encz) | histrionics,herectví n: něco předstíraného, patetického webhistrionics,maškaráda n: Waldo Rufushistrionics,šaškárna n: Waldo Rufus |
Histrionical
(gcide) | Histrionic \His`tri*on"ic\, Histrionical \His`tri*on"ic*al\, a.
[L. histrionicus: cf. F. histrionique. See Histrion.]
1. Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a
theatre; theatrical.
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2. Affectedly dramatic; insincerely emotional; -- sometimes
used in a bad sense. -- His`tri*on"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Tainted with false and histrionic feeling. --De
Quincey.
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Histrionically
(gcide) | Histrionic \His`tri*on"ic\, Histrionical \His`tri*on"ic*al\, a.
[L. histrionicus: cf. F. histrionique. See Histrion.]
1. Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a
theatre; theatrical.
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2. Affectedly dramatic; insincerely emotional; -- sometimes
used in a bad sense. -- His`tri*on"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Tainted with false and histrionic feeling. --De
Quincey.
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Histrionicism
(gcide) | Histrionicism \His`tri*on"i*cism\, n.
The histrionic art; stageplaying. --W. Black.
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histrionics
(gcide) | histrionics \his`tri*on"ics\, n.
1. The histrionic art; stageplaying; acting.
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2. Insincere, exaggeratedly emotional or overly dramatical
speech or behavior performed to create an impression
rather than as an expression of true feeling; feigned
emotion.
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Histrionicus histrionicus
(gcide) | Harlequin \Har"le*quin\ (h[aum]r"l[-e]*k[i^]n or -kw[i^]n), n.
[F. arlequin, formerly written also harlequin (cf. It,
arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin, goblin, elf,
which is prob. of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. hel hell.
Cf. Hell, Kin.]
A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.
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As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
--Johnson.
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Harlequin bat (Zool.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.
Harlequin beetle (Zool.), a very large South American
beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and
antenn[ae]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
black, and gray.
Harlequin cabbage bug. (Zool.) See Calicoback.
Harlequin caterpillar. (Zool.), the larva of an American
bombycid moth (Euch[ae]tes egle) which is covered with
black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
Harlequin duck (Zool.), a North American duck
(Histrionicus histrionicus). The male is dark ash,
curiously streaked with white.
Harlequin moth. (Zool.) See Magpie Moth.
Harlequin opal. See Opal.
Harlequin snake (Zool.), See harlequin snake in the
vocabulary.
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Murgantia histrionica
(gcide) | Calicoback \Cal"i*co*back`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) The calico bass.
(b) An hemipterous insect (Murgantia histrionica) which
injures the cabbage and other garden plants; -- called
also calico bug and harlequin cabbage bug.
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histrionic
(wn) | histrionic
adj 1: characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often
affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of
melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose" [syn:
histrionic, melodramatic] |
histrionics
(wn) | histrionics
n 1: a performance of a play [syn: theatrical performance,
theatrical, representation, histrionics]
2: a deliberate display of emotion for effect |
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