Pantomime

Noun

 * 1)  A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime.
 * 2)  The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work.
 * 3)  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) Gesturing without speaking; dumb-show, mime.
 * 5) *1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 26:
 * In pantomime, Chief Joyi would fling his spear and creep along the veld as he narrated the victories and defeats.

Derived terms

 * panto

Related terms

 * dumb show
 * mime
 * pantomimical

Verb

 * 1)  To gesture without speaking.
 * 2)  To entertain others by silent gestures or actions.

Adjectives for Pantomime
tongueless; ambiguous; careless; indifferent; shadowy; expressive.

Verbs for Pantomime
convey in—; dash off—; denote by—; emphasize—; entertain with—; excel at—; exhibit—; represent in—; signify by—; — amuses; —diverts; —dramatizes; —expresses; —mimics; —outrages; —suggests.

Adverbs for Pantomime
animatedly; vigorously; expressively; artistically; suggestively; professionally; obscenely.

Thesaurus
Grand Guignol, Passion play, Roscius, Tom show, act, act a part, act as, act as foil, act out, acting, actor, actress, antagonist, antimasque, ape, aping, appear, audience success, bad guy, ballet, barnstorm, barnstormer, bearing, beck, beckon, body language, bomb, broadcast drama, burlesque show, carriage, character, character actor, character man, character woman, characterization, charade, child actor, chironomy, cliff hanger, closet drama, come out, comedy drama, copy, critical success, dactylology, daytime serial, deaf-and-dumb alphabet, dialogue, diseur, diseuse, do, documentary drama, drama, dramalogue, dramatic play, dramatic series, dramatizer, dumb show, duodrama, duologue, embodiment, emote, emotionalize, enact, enacting, enactment, epic theater, experimental theater, extravaganza, failure, feeder, flop, foil, gasser, gesticulate, gesticulation, gesture, gesture language, get top billing, giveaway, hand signal, happening, heavy, histrio, histrion, hit, hit show, imitation, impersonate, impersonation, improvisational drama, incarnation, ingenue, juvenile, kinesics, legitimate drama, masque, masquerade, masquerade as, matinee idol, melodrama, mime, mimer, mimesis, mimic, mimicking, mimicry, miming, minstrel show, miracle, miracle play, monodrama, monologist, monologue, morality, morality play, motion, motion to, movement, mummer, music drama, musical revue, mystery, mystery play, opera, pageant, panel show, pantomiming, pantomimist, pass for, pastoral, pastoral drama, patter, perform, performance, performing, personate, personation, personification, piece, play, play a part, play the lead, playact, playactor, player, playing, playlet, poise, portrayal, pose, pose as, posing, posture, pretend to be, problem play, protean actor, psychodrama, quiz show, radio drama, reciter, register, review, revue, saw the air, sensational play, serial, show, shrug, shrug the shoulders, sign language, sitcom, situation comedy, sketch, skit, soap, soap opera, sociodrama, soubrette, spectacle, stage performer, stage play, stage player, stage show, stance, star, steal the show, stooge, straight drama, straight man, stroller, strolling player, success, suspense drama, tableau, tableau vivant, take off, talk show, teleplay, television drama, television play, theater of cruelty, theatrical, thespian, total theater, tread the boards, troupe, trouper, upstage, utility man, variety show, vaudeville, vaudeville show, vehicle, villain, wave the arms, word-of-mouth success, work

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

Noun

 * Czech:
 * German:


 * Icelandic:
 * Russian: пантомима

Verb

 * German: pantomimisieren

Noun
pantomime