Theme

Quick meaning: Theme is a noun meaning A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

Meaning

A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

More Meanings

1. A recurring idea; a motif.
2. (music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
3. (crosswording) An additional puzzle within the crossword, typically involving a set of non-standard clues or answers.
4. (grammar) The stem of a word.
5. (linguistics) Thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.
6. (film, television, video games) A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
7. (dated) An essay written for school.

Example Sentences

We themed the birthday party around superheroes.

Father Dolan came in today and pandied me because I was not writing my theme.

[…] his themes and exercises were in constant demand for what we called cogging and American students rather grandly called plagiarization.

"Had not you once a beautiful daughter, named Mary?" said the stranger. "It is a heartrending question, man," said Andrew; "but certes, I had once a beloved daughter named Mary." "What became of her?" asked the stranger. Andrew shook his head, turned round, and began to move away; it was a theme that his heart could not brook.

Word Forms

• themes
• theming
• themed

Synonyms for theme

Depending on context, synonyms include base, subject, radical, idea, composition, motif.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include topic, idea, report, composition, base, radical.

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