comedy
nounUK /ˈkɒmədi/ · US /ˈkɑmədi/
Etymology Inherited from Middle English comedie, borrowed from Middle French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, borrowed from Ancient Greek κωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā), from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”), or from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer, bard”). Doublet of commedia.
8 senses
- 1a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in…
- 2a light, amusing play with a happy ending
- 3a narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The…
- 4a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
- 5the genre of such works
- 6entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance
- 7the art of composing comedy
- 8a humorous event
Historical a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece
a light, amusing play with a happy ending
- A Midsummer Night's Dream is among Shakespeare's most famous comedies.
Europe, Medieval a narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy)
Broadcasting, Drama, Dramaturgy, Entertainment, Film, Lifestyle, Media, Television, Theater a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
Broadcasting, Drama, Dramaturgy, Entertainment, Film, Lifestyle, Media, Television, Theater the genre of such works
entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance
- Why would you be watching comedy when there are kids starving right now?
the art of composing comedy
a humorous event
- Derived terms
38 terms
anticomedy, comedian, comedic, comedically, comedy breasts, comedy drama, dark comedy, docucomedy, dramedy, high comedy, metacomedy, musical comedy, noncomedy, romedy, sentimental comedy, telecomedy, warmedy, zomedy, comedy and tragedy, comedy duo, comedy equals tragedy plus time, comedy gold, comedy mask, comedy of errors, comedy of manners, black comedy, cringe comedy, Ealing comedy, improvisational comedy, observational comedy, physical comedy, prop comedy, romantic comedy, screwball comedy, sex comedy, situation comedy, sitcom, stand-up comedy- Hypernyms
- drama
- Hyponyms
- farce