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- Dictionarypantomime/ˈpantəmʌɪm/
noun
- 1. a theatrical entertainment, mainly for children, which involves music, topical jokes, and slapstick comedy and is based on a fairy tale or nursery story, usually produced around Christmas: British "a pantomime villain"
- 2. a dramatic entertainment, originating in Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.
verb
- 1. express or represent by exaggerated mime: "they pantomimed picking up dropped food"
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: any of various dramatic or dancing performances in which a story is told by expressive bodily or facial movements of the performers. a ballet that is part dance and part pantomime. c. : a British theatrical entertainment of the Christmas season based on a nursery tale and featuring topical songs, tableaux, and dances. 3. a.
PANTOMIME definition: 1. (in Britain) a funny musical play based on traditional children's stories, performed especially…. Learn more.
Pantomime (/ ˈ p æ n t ə ˌ m aɪ m /; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speaking countries, especially during the Christmas and New Year season.
a play or entertainment in which the performers express themselves mutely by gestures, often to the accompaniment of music. significant gesture without speech. an actor in dumb show, as in ancient Rome.
PANTOMIME meaning: 1. (in Britain) a funny musical play based on traditional children's stories, performed especially…. Learn more.
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] the use of movement and the expression of your face to communicate something or to tell a story synonym mime. a magical tale told through pantomime and song. When I finally arrived, he made a pantomime of checking his watch and shaking it in disbelief.
If you make a motion with your hands to indicate eating ice cream, you are using pantomime. Parents often use this wordless communication to try to keep things from the kids. Unfortunately, the kids usually catch on quickly — especially if there is ice cream involved.
noun. /ˈpæntəˌmaɪm/. [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the use of movement and the expression of your face to communicate something or to tell a story synonym mime a magical tale told through pantomime and song When I finally arrived, he made a pantomime of checking his watch and shaking it in disbelief.
1. Communication by means of gesture and facial expression: Some tourists make themselves understood abroad by pantomime. 2. a. The telling of a story without words, by means of bodily movements, gestures, and facial expressions. b. A play, dance, or other theatrical performance characterized by such wordless storytelling. c.
PANTOMIME meaning: 1 : a way of expressing information or telling a story without words by using body movements and facial expressions; 2 : a performance in which a story is told without words by using body movements and facial expressions.
