diegetic
/ˌdaɪ.əˈdʒɛ.tɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to diegesis; existing within a fictional universe (rather than as background), and able to be perceived by the characters.
Example Sentences
- "diegetic music"
- "Camille is the hyperactive DJ of her own life, queuing up tunes on her cracked iPhone when on drives, in bed, and in the bath. Her stepdad plays piano, and the town’s social life revolves around a karaoke bar. Almost always, the soundtrack is diegetic: Viewers hear the same thing as the characters do."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διηγητικός (diēgētikós). By surface analysis, diegesis + -etic.