ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Histrionicism

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Histrionicism is a noun meaning The histrionic art; stageplaying.

Meaning

The histrionic art; stageplaying.

Example Sentences

On the one hand, he considered it almost impossible for a woman to be so disingenuous; on the other hand, how could this girl have taught herself, in the solitude of a savage island, a species of histrionicism which women in London circles strove for years to acquire, and rarely acquired in any perfection?

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include theatrics, theatricals, operatics, theatricalism, theatricism, melodramaticism.

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