Harlequinade :
pantomimë
Synonyms :
Frivolity, Clowning, Prank, Buffoonery, Japery
Frivolity, Clowning, Prank, Buffoonery, Japery
English Meaning :
(Noun : Acting like a clown or buffoon)
(Noun : Acting like a clown or buffoon)
Example : Set to movie-style music by Nino Rota, the ballet is a modern, plotless harlequinade , with three charming but very different pairs of lovers and a corps of twelve.
Set to movie-style music by Nino Rota, the ballet is a modern, plotless harlequinade , with three charming but very different pairs of lovers and a corps of twelve.
Mime :
pantomimë
Synonyms :
Pantomime, Mimer, Dumb show, Act out, Pantomime, Mimic
Pantomime, Mimer, Dumb show, Act out, Pantomime, Mimic
English Meaning :
(Noun : An actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression)
(Verb : Imitate (a person or manner)
(Noun : An actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression)
(Verb : Imitate (a person or manner)
Example : I didn't talk much in my other classes, but it was a mandatory thing to talk in theatre, unless you wanted to be a mime and I wasn't into all those horizontal stripes, they made me look hippy.
I didn't talk much in my other classes, but it was a mandatory thing to talk in theatre, unless you wanted to be a mime and I wasn't into all those horizontal stripes, they made me look hippy.
Pantomime :
pantomimë
Synonyms :
Dumb show, Mime, Mime
English Meaning :
(Noun : A performance using gestures and body movements without words)
(Verb : Act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only)
(Noun : A performance using gestures and body movements without words)
(Verb : Act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only)
Example : He has described the last meeting of Castlebar Town Council as the most entertaining performance of a pantomime that has been rehearsing for the last four years.
He has described the last meeting of Castlebar Town Council as the most entertaining performance of a pantomime that has been rehearsing for the last four years.