Definition of melodrama Melodrama
/mɛˈlʌdɹɑˌmʌ/ - [meludramu] - mel•o•dra•ma
We found 6 definitions of melodrama from 5 different sources.
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What does melodrama mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: melodramas |
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| melodrama - an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization | ||
| comedy light and humorous drama with a happy ending | ||
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Wiktionary 
- melodrama (Noun)
A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the grave digging scene of Beethoven's "Fidelio". - melodrama (Noun)
Any situation or action which is blown out of proportion.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- melodrama (n.)
Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's "Fidelio".
Wikipedia 
- Melodrama is a portmanteau word, formed by combining the words "melody" from the Greek "melōidía", meaning "song") and "drama". Melodrama is a Victorian style play with very simple characters: a villan, hero and heroine (which usually ends happy). In English, it is called a musical. Musicals are very popular among the people of the United States.
Part of speech
🔤- melodrama, noun, singular of melodramas.
