Comedy
/ˈkɒmɪdi/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece countable, historical
- 2 a comic incident or series of incidents wordnet
- 3 a light, amusing play with a happy ending countable
"A Midsummer Night's Dream is among Shakespeare's most famous comedies."
- 4 light and humorous drama with a happy ending wordnet
- 5 a narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy) Europe, Medieval, countable
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- 6 a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone countable
- 7 the genre of such works countable, uncountable
- 8 entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance uncountable
"Why would you be watching comedy when there are kids starving right now?"
- 9 the art of composing comedy countable, uncountable
- 10 a humorous event countable
Example
More examples"Tim is a huge fan of satirical comedy."
Etymology
From Middle English comedie, from Middle French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía), from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + either ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”) or ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer, bard”), both from ἀείδω (aeídō, “to sing”). Doublet of commedia.