noun
- in ancient Rome
- an actor who played his part by gestures and action without words
- a drama played in action and gestures to the accompaniment of music or of words sung by a chorus
- any dramatic presentation played without words, using only action and gestures
- the art of acting in this way
- action or gestures without words as a means of expression
- in England, a type of entertainment presented at Christmastime, ending in a harlequinade
Origin:
L pantomimus < Gr pantomimos < pantos (see panto-) + mimos, a mimic, actor
transitive verb, intransitive verb pantomimed, pantomiming
to express or act in pantomime