spectacle.
An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.
Meaning & usage
An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.
The horse race was a thrilling spectacle.
Drama and excitement in a display, product, performance, exhibition, etc.
I enjoyed her presentation, but it needs more spectacle.
An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation.
He made a spectacle out of himself.
Attributive form of spectacles.
The brille of a snake.
A frame with different coloured lenses on a semaphore signal through which light from a lamp shines at night, often a part of the signal arm.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English spectacle, from Middle French spectacle, from Latin spectāculum (“a show, spectacle”), from spectō (“to see, behold”), frequentative of speciō (“to see”). See species. Doublet of spectaculum.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.