puppetry
puppetry · puppetries
Puppenspiel
The art of making, and performing with puppetsThe art of making, and performing with puppets
/ˈpʌp.ɪ.tɹi/
» Thomas’ tribespeople are experts in puppetry.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The art of making, and performing with puppets
Puppenspiel
the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows
(countable)The action of a puppet, or a stilted or puppet-like dramatic performance
a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Finery; affectation
Examples
2 sentencesThomas’ tribespeople are experts in puppetry.
"Property is theft." "Puppetry is theft?"
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
art of making and performing with puppets:
Origin
From puppet + -ry.From puppet + -ry.
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Forms
plural: puppetries| Singular | puppetry |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedshadow puppetry
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable