Definitions for pantomime
ˈpæn təˌmaɪmpan·tomime

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mime, pantomime, dumb showverb

   a performance using gestures and body movements without words

2. mime, pantomimeverb

   act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only

   "The acting students mimed eating an apple"

GCIDERate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. Pantomimenoun

   A dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb show; a depiction of an event, narrative, or situation using only gestures and bodily movements, without speaking; hence, dumb show, generally.

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. pantomimenoun

   A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime.

2. pantomimenoun

   The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work.

3. pantomimenoun

   A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, and fairy-tale plots.

4. pantomimenoun

   Gesturing without speaking; dumb-show, mime.

5. pantomimeverb

   To gesture without speaking.

6. pantomimeverb

   To entertain others by silent gestures or actions.

7. Etymology: Circa 17th century, from pantomimus, from παντόμιμος, from πᾶς + μιμέομαι.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pantomimenoun

   Etymology: πᾶς and μῖμος; pantomine, Fr.

   1. One who has the power of universal mimickry; one who expresses his meaning by mute action; a buffoon.

   Not that I think those pantomimes,
   Who vary action with the times,
   Are less ingenious in their art,
   Than those who duly act one part. Hudibras.

   2. A scene; a tale exhibited only in gesture and dumb-shew.

   He put off the representation of pantomimes till late hours, on market-days. Arbuthnot.

   Exulting folly hail’d the joyful day,
   And pantomime and song confirm’d her sway. Anon.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pantomime

   Pantomime (; 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. Modern pantomime includes songs, gags, slapstick comedy and dancing. It employs gender-crossing actors and combines topical humour with a story more or less based on a well-known fairy tale, fable or folk tale. Pantomime is a participatory form of theatre, in which the audience is encouraged and expected to sing along with certain parts of the music and shout out phrases to the performers. Pantomime has a long theatrical history in Western culture dating back to the era of classical theatre. It developed partly from the 16th century commedia dell'arte tradition of Italy and other European and British stage traditions, such as 17th-century masques and music hall. An important part of the pantomime, until the late 19th century, was the harlequinade.Outside Britain, the word "pantomime" is often understood to mean miming, rather than the theatrical form described here.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pantomime

   Pantomime is a form of theatrical performance or entertainment where the actor expresses a narrative or portrays a character using only physical movements, gestures and facial expressions, with no spoken dialogue. It is often exaggerated and can be used in comedy or drama. It originated in ancient Greece and Rome and is also popular in a form of modern British theater, particularly during the Christmas season. The term can also refer to a silent communication using hand signals, often used in mime, or in situations where speech is not possible or not permitted.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Pantomimenoun

   a universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also, any actor

2. Pantomimenoun

   one who acts his part by gesticulation or dumb show only, without speaking; a pantomimist

3. Pantomimenoun

   a dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb show; hence, dumb show, generally

4. Pantomimenoun

   a dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features

5. Pantomimeadjective

   representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a pantomime dance

6. Etymology: [F., fr. L. pantomimus, Gr. , lit., all-imitating; pa^s, panto`s, all + to imitate: cf. It. pantomimo. See Mimic.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pantomime

   Pantomime – not to be confused with the theatrical medium of mime – is a form of musical comedy stage production, designed for families, developed in the United Kingdom and mostly performed during the Christmas and New Year season. Modern pantomime includes songs, slapstick comedy and dancing, employs gender-crossing actors, and combines topical humour with a story loosely based on a well-known fairy tale. It is a participatory form of theatre, in which the audience is expected to sing along with certain parts of the music and shout out phrases to the performers. Pantomime has a long theatrical history in Western culture dating back to classical theatre, and it developed partly from the 16th-century commedia dell'arte tradition of Italy, as well as other European and British stage traditions, such as 17th-century masques.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pantomime

   pan′tō-mīm, n. one who expresses his meaning by action without speaking: a play or an entertainment in dumb show: an entertainment in a theatre, usually about Christmas-time, in which some well-known story is acted, amidst showy scenery, with music and dancing, concluding with buffoonery by conventional characters—the clown, pantaloon, harlequin, and columbine.—adj. representing only by action without words.—adjs. Pantomim′ic, -al.—adv. Pantomim′ically.—n. Pan′tomimist, an actor in a pantomime. [Fr.,—L.—Gr. pantomimos, imitator of all—pas, pantos, all, mimos, an imitator.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pantomime

   In the modern sense a pantomime is an entertainment in which current events or fashionable foibles are introduced by way of burlesque. Formerly it denoted a performance of Italian comedy in which the action took place in dumb show, so called from the Greek pantomimos, an imitator of all or everything. The Roman mimes or mimi were not theatrical performers, but mutes at funerals, whose function it was to imitate the characteristic actions of the deceased--e.g. the virtue of generosity.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pantomime in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pantomime in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pantomime
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=pantomime
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pantomime
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pantomime
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantomime
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pantomime
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pantomime
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pantomime
10. ^ Etymology and Origins
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=pantomime