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
- 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
- affected
- agreeable
- amateur
- articulate
- articulated
- artificial
- blending
- campy
- ceremonious
- chiming
- choral
- comic
- concert
- consonant
- dramaturgic
- dulcet
- emotional
- euphonious
- exaggerated
- expressed
- expressive
- ham
- hammy
- harmonious
- histrionic
- instrumental
- intonated
- legitimate
- lilting
- lyric
- mannered
- mellow
- melodic
- melodious
- melodramatic
- meretricious
- modulated
- musical
- operatic
- oral
- orchestral
- ostentatious
- passionate
- philharmonic
- phonetic
- phonic
- pleasing
- poetic
- pompous
- pronounced
- put into words
- rhapsodic
- rhythmic
- said
- schmaltzy
- show
- showy
- silvery
- singing
- sonant
- songful
- songlike
- soulful
- spoken
- staged
- stilted
- sung
- superficial
- sweet
- sweet-sounding
- symphonic
- symphonious
- theatric
- thespian
- tragic
- tuned
- tuneful
- unnatural
- unreal
- uttered
- vaudeville
- verbal
- viva voce
- vocal
- vocalic
- vocalized
- voiced
- vowel
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