different between histrionic vs hammy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin histri?nicus (“pertaining to acting; scurrilous, shameful; wretched”), from Latin histri?nicus (“pertaining to acting and the theatre”), from histri? (“actor, player”) + -icus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Morphologically, the word may be surface analysed as histrion +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /h?st?i???n?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /h?st?i??n?k/
• Rhymes: -?n?k
• Hyphenation: his?tri?on?ic

Adjective

histrionic (comparative more histrionic, superlative most histrionic)

1. Of or relating to actors or acting.

   Synonyms: actorish, actressy, dramatic, theatrical
2. (by extension) Excessively dramatic or emotional, especially with the intention to draw attention.

   Synonyms: melodramatic, overdramatic, sensationalized, stagy

Alternative forms

• histrionick (obsolete)

Derived terms

Related terms

• histrion (obsolete)
• histrionism
• histrionize (rare)

Translations

References

Further reading

• histrionic (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

From French histrionique.

Adjective

histrionic m or n (feminine singular histrionic?, masculine plural histrionici, feminine and neuter plural histrionice)

1. histrionic

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æmi

Etymology 1

ham +? -y

Adjective

hammy (comparative hammier, superlative hammiest)

1. Resembling or characteristic of ham.
2. Amateurish; characterized by overacting.

Translations

Noun

hammy (plural hammies)

1. (US, Australia, New Zealand, chiefly sports, slang) Clipping of hamstring; a hamstring injury.
   • 1999, Melissa Lucashenko, Hard Yards, University of Queensland Press, page 129,

     He put his palms flat on the ground, then grabbed the back of his knees, stretching his hammies for the millionth time that morning.

   • 2004, J. L. Roberts, Braggin' Rights: Fantasy Football Rewind 2004 (2003 Season Recap), AuthorHouse USA, page 83,

     A slow start and hammy injury were major contributors.

Alternative forms

• hammie

Translations

Etymology 2

hamster +? -y

Noun

hammy (plural hammies)

1. (informal, childish) A hamster.

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