noun
- plural of hamminess; instances or qualities of exaggerated, theatrical, or overly dramatic behavior or performance
Usage: informal; usually uncountable in singular form, but plural used to denote multiple instances or degrees
Examples
- The actor's hamminesses were evident in every scene, with exaggerated gestures and overwrought emotions.
- Critics complained about the hamminesses of the performance, calling it more parody than drama.
- Despite the hamminesses of the dialogue, the audience found the film entertaining.
- The director tried to tone down the hamminesses in the second take.
- Her various hamminesses—the eye-rolling, the sighs, the dramatic pauses—made the character unbelievable.