Comedy

//ˈkɒmɪdi//

Synonyms for "comedy" (89 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Noun(2 words)
humourclowning

Strong matches (27)

Noun(2 words)
drolleryfunniness

Related words (44)

Noun(1 words)
lulu

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capable of

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has context

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Translations

133 translations across 62 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • κωμῳδία noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)
  • κωμῳδία noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Arabic

4 entries
  • فُكَاهَة noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • كُومِيدِيَا noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • كُومِيدِيَا noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • كُومِيدِيَا noun (the genre of such works)

Armenian

2 entries
  • կատակերգություն noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • կատակերգություն noun (the genre of such works)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • gülməli əsər noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • komediya noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • məzhəkə noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • каме́дыя noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • коме́дия noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • коме́дия noun (the genre of such works)
  • комедия noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)

Catalan

3 entries
  • comèdia noun (a choric song of celebration or revel)
  • comèdia noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • comèdia noun (the genre of such works)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 喜劇 /喜剧 noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Crimean Tatar

2 entries
  • komediya noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • mudhike noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Czech

2 entries
  • komedie noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • veselohra noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Danish

1 entries
  • komedie noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Dutch

3 entries
  • blijspel noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)
  • blijspel noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • komedie noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • komedio noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Estonian

1 entries
  • komöödia noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Finnish

2 entries
  • komedia noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • komiikka noun (the genre of such works)

French

2 entries
  • comédie noun (a choric song of celebration or revel)
  • comédie noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Gagauz

2 entries
  • güldürü noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • komediya noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Galician

4 entries
  • comedia noun (a choric song of celebration or revel)
  • comedia noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)
  • comedia noun ((medieval Europe) a narrative poem with an agreeable ending)
  • comedia noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Georgian

1 entries
  • კომედია noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

German

1 entries
  • Komödie noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Greek

1 entries
  • κωμωδία noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • קומדיה noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)
  • קומדיה noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • קומדיה noun (the genre of such works)

Hindi

1 entries
  • सुखांत noun ((medieval Europe) a narrative poem with an agreeable ending)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • komédia noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • vígjáték noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • gamanleikrit noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • gamanleikur noun (the genre of such works)
  • kómedía noun (the genre of such works)

Ido

1 entries
  • komedio noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • humor noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • komedi noun (the genre of such works)
  • lawak noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Irish

3 entries
  • coiméide noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)
  • coiméide noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • coiméide noun (the genre of such works)

Italian

1 entries
  • commedia noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Japanese

2 entries
  • コメディ noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • 喜劇 noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Kashubian

1 entries
  • kòmédiô noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • комедия noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Korean

2 entries
  • 코미디 noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • 희극 noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • комедия noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Latin

2 entries
  • comoedia noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)
  • cōmoedia noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Latvian

2 entries
  • komēdija noun (a choric song of celebration or revel)
  • komēdija noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • juokažaislė noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • komedija noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Malayalam

3 entries
  • തമാശ noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)
  • തമാശ noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • തമാശ noun (the genre of such works)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • komedie noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • komedie noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Occitan

1 entries
  • comedia noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Ossetian

1 entries
  • комеди noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries
  • تقلید اوینی noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • تقلید اویونی noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • مضحكه noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Persian

2 entries
  • کمدی noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • کمدی noun (the genre of such works)

Polish

4 entries
  • komedia noun (a choric song of celebration or revel)
  • komedia noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)
  • komedia noun ((medieval Europe) a narrative poem with an agreeable ending)
  • komedia noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • comédia noun (a choric song of celebration or revel)
  • comédia noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)
  • comédia noun ((medieval Europe) a narrative poem with an agreeable ending)
  • comédia noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Romanian

2 entries
  • comedie noun (a choric song of celebration or revel)
  • comedie noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Russian

4 entries
  • коме́дия noun (a choric song of celebration or revel)
  • коме́дия noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)
  • коме́дия noun ((medieval Europe) a narrative poem with an agreeable ending)
  • коме́дия noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • kòmēdija noun (a choric song of celebration or revel)
  • kòmēdija noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)
  • kòmēdija noun ((medieval Europe) a narrative poem with an agreeable ending)
  • kòmēdija noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Spanish

2 entries
  • comedia noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • comedia noun (the genre of such works)

Sundanese

2 entries
  • bodor noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • bodor noun (the genre of such works)

Swedish

1 entries
  • komedi noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • katawanan noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Tajik

1 entries
  • мазҳака noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Tamil

3 entries
  • காமெடி noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)
  • காமெடி noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • காமெடி noun (the genre of such works)

Tatar

1 entries
  • комедия noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Turkish

1 entries
  • komedi noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • коме́дія noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)
  • коме́дія noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • hài kịch noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Volapük

1 entries
  • fredadramat noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Welsh

4 entries
  • comedi noun (a light, amusing play with a happy ending)
  • comedi noun ((medieval Europe) a narrative poem with an agreeable ending)
  • comedi noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)
  • comedi noun (the genre of such works)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • קאָמעדיע noun (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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Tim is a huge fan of satirical comedy.

Source: tatoeba (1984)

As a rule, I prefer a comedy to a tragedy.

Source: tatoeba (21794)

We were all amused with the comedy.

Source: tatoeba (23075)

Shakespeare wrote both tragedy and comedy.

Source: tatoeba (53857)

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