playwrighting

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word playwrighting. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word playwrighting, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say playwrighting in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word playwrighting you have here. The definition of the word playwrighting will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofplaywrighting, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From playwright +‎ -ing.

Noun

playwrighting (uncountable)

  1. Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
    • 1988 May 13, Anthony Adler, “Driving Miss Daisy; Body Parts”, in Chicago Reader:
      Driving Miss Daisy won this year's Pulitzer Prize for playwrighting.
    • 1989 May 6, Jaye Melton, “Queer Living On Stage”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
      He pays homage to feminist playwrights such as Ntozake Shange and Caryl Churchill for bringing a new vitality and innovation to playwrighting — further enhancing theatre's power to affect us.