English Explanatory Dictionary

diegetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to diegesis; existing within a fictional universe (rather than as background), and able to be perceived by the characters.

Pronunciation

/ˌdaɪ.əˈdʒɛ.tɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-diegetic.wav

Word forms

diegetic diagetic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διηγητικός (diēgētikós). By surface analysis, diegesis + -etic.

Synonyms

narrative

Antonyms

nondiegetic commentative

Related words

diegesis

Derived words

autodiegetic extradiegetic heterodiegetic homodiegetic hypodiegetic infradiegetic intradiegetic metadiegetic multidiegetic nondiegetic non-diegetic polydiegetic
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