thespian
/ˈθɛzbi.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical.
noun
A person from the ancient Greek city of Thespiae.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of thespian.
adj
Alternative letter-case form of thespian.
Example Sentences
- "In his way Carlyle was as much of a Thespian as Garrick or Kemble, Booth or Jeferson."
- "Now, I don’t think you’ve met Melissa Wayne, a fellow Thespian."
- "The courtyard’s empty and the Clients are inside the castle making pigs of themselves while watching a troupe of Thespians bait an animatronic bear."
- "Went to that magnificent Temple of Thalia, the New Olympic, and saw the bewitchingest Pauline, in the person of Winifred Emery, that ever I saw in the shammiest, stagiest, tawdriest, tinsellest, transparentest, most diaphanously theatrical comedy I ever saw in the absolute period of my Thespian existence."
- "He stopped, and smiled, his blond hair, male-model good looks, and his ponytail giving away his Thespian dreams."
- "“A stunning clotheshorse upon whom no discernible Thespian demands were made,” wrote Jack Gould, the television critic for The New York Times."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈθɛzbi.ən/