Dramatic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

suitable to or characteristic of drama

sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛlkdəm/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹəmˈatɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹəmˈatɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛlkdəm/.

Examples

a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape
a dramatic rescue at sea
a dramatic sunset

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spectacular striking

Antonyms

lyric undramatic

Parts of Speech

adjective	suitable to or characteristic of drama “a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape”
adjective	sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect “a dramatic sunset”
adjective	pertaining to or characteristic of drama “dramatic arts”
adjective	used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style “a dramatic tenor”

Word Forms

drama	noun	an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
strikingness	noun	the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dramatisch

geeignet oder charakteristisch für das Drama

🇫🇷French

dramatique

adapté ou caractéristique du drame

🇪🇸Spanish

dramático

adecuado o característico del drama

🇮🇹Italian

drammatico

adatto o caratteristico del dramma

🇳🇱Dutch

dramatisch

passend bij of kenmerkend voor drama

🇵🇹Portuguese

dramático

adequado ou característico do drama

🇷🇺Russian

драматический

подходящий или характерный для драмы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नाटकीय

नाटक के लिए उपयुक्त या विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

নাটকীয়

নাটকের জন্য উপযুক্ত বা বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

வியத்தகு

நாடகத்திற்கு ஏற்றது அல்லது சிறப்பியல்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

నాటకీయమైన

నాటకానికి అనుకూలం లేదా లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

नाट्यमय

नाटकासाठी योग्य किंवा वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાટકીય

નાટક માટે યોગ્ય અથવા લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಟಕೀಯ

ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാടകീയമായ

നാടകത്തിന് അനുയോജ്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਟਕੀ

ਡਰਾਮੇ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈرامائی

ڈرامے کے لیے موزوں یا خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

戏剧性

适合戏剧或戏剧的特点

🇯🇵Japanese

劇的

ドラマに合った、またはドラマの特徴

🇰🇷Korean

극적인

드라마에 적합하거나 특징이 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kịch

phù hợp với hoặc đặc trưng của kịch

🇹🇭Thai

น่าทึ่ง

เหมาะสมกับหรือมีลักษณะเฉพาะของละคร

🇮🇩Indonesian

dramatis

cocok atau karakteristik drama

🇵🇭Filipino

madrama

angkop o katangian ng dula

🇲🇾Malay

dramatik

sesuai dengan atau ciri drama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دراماتيكي

مناسبة أو مميزة للدراما

🇮🇷Persian

دراماتیک

مناسب یا مشخصه درام

🇹🇷Turkish

dramatik

dramaya uygun veya karakteristik

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְרָמָטִי

מתאים או מאפיין דרמה

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