Definitions for vaudeville

vaudeville vaude·ville

Spelling: [vawd-vil, vohd-, vaw-duh-]
IPA: /ˈvɔd vɪl, ˈvoʊd-, ˈvɔ də-/

Vaudeville is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 256 anagrams from letters in vaudeville (adeeilluvv).

Definitions for vaudeville

noun

  1. theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians. Compare variety (def 9).
  2. a theatrical piece of light or amusing character, interspersed with songs and dances.
  3. a satirical cabaret song.

Origin of vaudeville

1730-40; French, shortened alteration of Middle French chanson du vau de Vire song of the vale1 of Vire, a valley of Calvados, France, noted for satirical folksongs

Examples for vaudeville

His life as the child of a vaudeville couple was one-step above living in the circus—cheap hotels and rooming houses were home.

At twenty-one he left me and married a woman from the vaudeville stage.

The vaudeville, when it was opened, was devoted to all that was light and cheerful.

His brother was director of the vaudeville in partnership with Raymond Deslandes.

The genial dialogue between Lovelace and her costar, Harry Reems, is like a vaudeville routine.

But on thinking it over, he decided like the vaudeville man.

I have seen the Arabs at the vaudeville; they have magnificent beards.'

The odd (though beautiful) pair here is Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who were a hit on the vaudeville circuit.

vaudeville was dead, Houdini was dead—he was off the radar.

Tristan's vaudeville scheme was not as easily realized as said.

Word Value for vaudeville
Scrable

17

Words with friends

22

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