ALL meanings of pantomime
pan·to·mime
P p - noun pantomime fairy-tale stage show 1
- noun pantomime play-acting or mime 1
- noun pantomime the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech. 1
- noun pantomime a play or entertainment in which the performers express themselves mutely by gestures, often to the accompaniment of music. 1
- noun pantomime significant gesture without speech. 1
- noun pantomime an actor in dumb show, as in ancient Rome. 1
- noun pantomime Also called Christmas pantomime. a form of theatrical spectacle common in England during the Christmas season, generally adapted from a fairy tale and including stock character types who perform songs and dances, tell jokes, etc. 1
- verb with object pantomime to represent or express in pantomime. 1
- verb without object pantomime to express oneself in pantomime. 1
- countable noun pantomime A pantomime is a funny musical play for children. Pantomimes are usually based on fairy stories and are performed at Christmas. 0
- uncountable noun pantomime Pantomime is the form of entertainment which involves producing a pantomime. 0
- uncountable noun pantomime Pantomime is acting something out without speaking. 0
- singular noun pantomime If you say that a situation or a person's behaviour is a pantomime, you mean that it is silly or exaggerated and that there is something false about it. 0
- noun pantomime a kind of play performed at Christmas time characterized by farce, music, lavish sets, stock roles, and topical jokes 0
- noun pantomime (as modifier) 0
- noun pantomime a theatrical entertainment in which words are replaced by gestures and bodily actions 0
- noun pantomime action without words as a means of expression 0
- noun pantomime (in ancient Rome) an actor in a dumb show 0
- noun pantomime a confused or farcical situation 0
- noun pantomime in ancient Rome 0
- noun pantomime an actor who played his part by gestures and action without words 0
- noun pantomime a drama played in action and gestures to the accompaniment of music or of words sung by a chorus 0
- noun pantomime any dramatic presentation played without words, using only action and gestures 0
- noun pantomime the art of acting in this way 0
- noun pantomime action or gestures without words as a means of expression 0
- noun pantomime in England, a type of entertainment presented at Christmastime, ending in a harlequinade 0
- adjective pantomime of or like pantomime 0
- verb transitive pantomime to express or act in pantomime 0