Protagonistic

/prəˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk/

नायक-संबंधी; मुख्य पात्र/अग्रणी भूमिका वाला

Very Hard #साहित्य #कथा #नाटक #फिल्म-अध्ययन #भाषाविज्ञान

Origin & History

Formed from protagonist + the adjective-forming suffix -ic; protagonist comes via Late Latin from Greek prōtagōnistēs (‘first actor, chief competitor’).

यह protagonist + विशेषण बनाने वाले प्रत्यय -ic से बना है; protagonist शब्द लेटिन के माध्यम से यूनानी prōtagōnistēs (‘पहला अभिनेता/मुख्य प्रतिस्पर्धी’) से आया है।

Definition

Describing something connected with the protagonist (the leading character in a story) or someone taking the central, leading role in a struggle or cause.

नायक/मुख्य पात्र (कहानी का प्रमुख चरित्र) से संबंधित, या किसी संघर्ष/उद्देश्य में केंद्रीय, अग्रणी भूमिका निभाने वाला।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
Her protagonistic presence drives the film’s emotional arc.
उसकी नायक-सदृश/मुख्य भूमिका वाली उपस्थिति फिल्म की भावनात्मक धारा को आगे बढ़ाती है।

Usage Examples

The novel gives the child a protagonistic voice rather than treating him as a background figure.
In the debate, she took a protagonistic stance, steering the discussion toward solutions.
The director avoided a single protagonistic hero and instead used an ensemble cast.

Synonyms

Protagonist-centered Heroic Leading Principal Central

Related Forms

Noun
Protagonist / Protagonism
Verb
Protagonize / Protagonized / Protagonizing
Adjective
Protagonistic / Protagonistical
Adverb
Protagonistically

Idioms & Phrases

Take a protagonistic role
नायक-सदृश/अग्रणी भूमिका निभाना
Play the protagonistic part
मुख्य पात्र की भूमिका निभाना