Synonyms for theater
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : thee-uh-ter, theeuh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə- |
Top 10 synonyms for theater Other synonyms for the word theater
Définition of theater
Origin :- late 14c., "open air place in ancient times for viewing spectacles," from Old French theatre (12c.), from Latin theatrum, from Greek theatron "theater," literally "place for viewing," from theasthai "to behold" (cf. thea "a view," theates "spectator") + -tron, suffix denoting place. Meaning "building where plays are shown" (1570s) was transferred to that of "plays, writing, production, the stage" (1660s). Spelling with -re prevailed in Britain after c.1700, but American English retained or revived the older spelling in -er. Generic sense of "place of action" is from 1580s; especially "region where war is being fought" (1914).
- The Theatre of the Absurd strives to express its sense of the senselessness of the human condition and the inadequacy of the rational approach by the open abandonment of rational devices and discursive thought. [M. Esslin, "Theatre of the Absurd," 1961]
- noun stage
- He also went to the theater, although he thought it unworthy of a Roman to be an actor.
- Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
- You never go to the theater on Sunday in England—you are all pietistisch.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- With which he turned into the theater, and I followed thoughtfully.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- I had never been in a theater in my life, and the name was but a name to me.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- I am glad you will get to see one, as the theater closes after to-night.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- The theater season closed with that evening on which “Lohengrin” was performed.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- They seemed to have only parted at the doors of the theater the day before.
- Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
- There seemed nothing better to do, during the evening, than to go to the theater.
- Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
- She is my stenographer, and most certainly not the woman who was in the theater to-night.
- Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
- She seemed glad of his assistance, and, leaning on his arm, made her way from the theater.
- Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
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