Antonyms for operatic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : op-uh-rat-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɒp əˈræt ɪk


Definition of operatic

Origin :
  • 1749, from opera on model of dramatic.
  • As in lyrical : adj musical
  • As in musical : adj harmonic, lyrical
  • As in theatrical : adj dramatic
  • As in vocal : adj spoken
  • As in orchestral : adj symphonic
  • As in sonant : adj vocal
Example sentences :
  • For that one measure, his operatic fate was trembling in the balance.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • "And a good thing it was for the operatic stage," chuckled the man.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • She spoke the easy French of the boulevards, the easier Italian of the operatic stage.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • Then there is Undine, but she only appears on the operatic stage, and that but rarely.
  • Extract from : « From a Terrace in Prague » by Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker
  • Of the operatic fantasias there are perhaps a hundred or more.
  • Extract from : « A Popular History of the Art of Music » by W. S. B. Mathews
  • What has philosophy, religion, politics to do with operatic music?
  • Extract from : « Old Fogy » by James Huneker
  • The roll of operatic composers in France is long and honourable.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Work in Music » by Arthur Elson
  • Her fame on the operatic stage is a matter of the present, in spite of her death.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Work in Music » by Arthur Elson
  • Well, 't is kind o' operatic an' skallyhootin' up an' down the scale.
  • Extract from : « Back Home » by Eugene Wood
  • All operatic, vague, imaginary,—some of it expressly untrue.
  • Extract from : « History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XX. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle

Synonyms for operatic

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