different between theatrical vs matinee

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?i?æt.??.k?l/

Adjective

theatrical (comparative more theatrical, superlative most theatrical)

1. Of or relating to the theatre.
   • 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift

     The matter of whether the world needs a fourth Ice Age movie pales beside the question of why there were three before it, but Continental Drift feels less like an extension of a theatrical franchise than an episode of a middling TV cartoon, lolling around on territory that’s already been settled.

2. Fake and exaggerated.

Translations

Noun

theatrical (plural theatricals)

1. A stage performance, especially one by amateurs.
2. A commercially produced film to be shown in movie theaters.
   • 2005, The Hollywood Reporter (page 61)

     Release schedules were stepped up so that virtually all of the summer theatricals are coming to video before year's end.

English

Alternative forms

• matinée (pedantic); mat (dated slang)

Etymology

From French matinée. Doublet of mantinada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæt??ne?/

Noun

matinee (plural matinees)

1. A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
2. (dated) A woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.
   • 1906, Dry Goods Guide (volumes 17-18, page 70)

     Empire matinees in lingerie stuffs with trimmings of lace and embroidery are shown in great variety.

Derived terms

• mat
• matinee coat, matinée coat
• matinee idol, matinée idol
• matinee jacket, matinée jacket

Translations

Verb

matinee (third-person singular simple present matinees, present participle matineeing, simple past and past participle matineed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To put on a matinee performance (of).

Anagrams

• etamine, mateine

Middle French

Etymology

Old French matinee.

Noun

matinee f (plural matinees)

1. morning

Descendants

• French: matinée

Old French

Noun

matinee f (oblique plural matinees, nominative singular matinee, nominative plural matinees)

1. morning

Descendants

• Middle French: matinee
  • French: matinée
• Norman: matinaïe (Guernsey)