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Answer for the clue "An artificial and mannered quality ", 13 letters:
theatricality

Word definitions for theatricality in dictionaries

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" Theatricality " is the twentieth episode of the American television series Glee . The episode was written and directed by series creator Ryan Murphy , and premiered on the Fox network on May 25, 2010. In "Theatricality", glee club member Tina Cohen-Chang ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. theatrical behaviour and mannerisms

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an artificial and mannered quality [syn: staginess ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Theatrical \The*at"ric*al\, a. [L. theatricus, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, theatrical performances; theatrical gestures. -- The*at`ri*cal"i*ty ...

Usage examples of theatricality.

Poulard offered his hand and Claudine took it, embarrassed at the theatricality.

He has overlapped as fully as seems possible the tertiary, secondary, and primary performative levels of theatricality, social roles, and discourse, and amid the resulting confusion he has insisted that we make the distinctions necessary to judgment.