Theatricality is an exaggerated showy manner. Pure theatricality.
It is a compliment in a theatre and a criticism everywhere else. Theatricality in politics is what makes a moment memorable and rarely what makes it right.
1nountheatricalityAn exaggerated showy manner.
“The theatricality of the resignation was noticed more than the reasons.”
theatricality is a manner.
Theatrical plus -ity, from Greek theatron, a place for viewing.
From theatrical + -ity.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA