# pantomime

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæn.təˌmʌɪm/ · frequency rank #29,029

## Definitions
1. A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime.
2. The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work.
3. A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots.
4. The act of gesturing without speaking; a dumb-show, a mime.

## Etymology
First appears c. 1606, from Latin pantomīmus, from Ancient Greek παντόμιμος (pantómimos), from πᾶς (pâs, “each, all”) + μιμέομαι (miméomai, “I mimic”). The verbal form first appears c. 1768.

## Common misspellings (13)
`apntomime`, `panntomime`, `panotmime`, `pantmoime`, `pantoimme`, `pantomiem`, `pantomimme`, `pantommie`, `pantommime`, `panttomime`, `patnomime`, `pnatomime`, `ppantomime`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pantomime