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Definitions for Comedy

[1] a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
[2] that branch of the drama which concerns itself with this form of composition.
[3] the comic element of drama, of literature generally, or of life.
[4] any literary composition dealing with a theme suitable for comedy, or employing the methods of comedy.
[5] any comic or humorous incident or series of incidents.
[6] a dramatic or other work of light and amusing character
[7] the genre of drama represented by works of this type
[8] (in classical literature) a play in which the main characters and motive triumph over adversity
[9] the humorous aspect of life or of events
[10] an amusing event or sequence of events
[11] humour or comic style the comedy of Chaplin

Words related to Comedy

fun, humor, satire, farce, sitcom, picnic, takeoff, funniness, drollery, interlude, hoopla, comicality, travesty, hilarity, ball, burlesque, witticism, slapstick, vaudeville, camp

Words nearby Comedy

comedo, comedo nevus, comedocarcinoma, comedogenic, comedown, comedy, comedy of errors, comedy of errors, the, comedy of manners, comely, comenius

Origin of Comedy

1350–1400; Middle English comedye < Medieval Latin cōmēdia, Latin cōmoedia < Greek kōmōidía, equivalent to kōmōid(ós ) comedian (kômo(s ) merry-making + aoidós singer) + -ia -y3

Other words from Comedy

co·me·di·al [kuh -mee -dee-uh l] /kəˈmi di əl/ , adjective
pro·com·e·dy , adjective

Word origin for Comedy

C14: from Old French comédie, from Latin cōmoedia, from Greek kōmōidia, from kōmos village festival + aeidein to sing

Synonyms for Comedy

farce, fun, humor, satire, sitcom, ball, burlesque, camp, comicality, drollery, facetiousness, funnies, funniness, grins, hilarity, hoopla, humorousness, interlude, laughs, merry-go-round, picnic, schtick, slapstick, takeoff, travesty, vaudeville, witticism, wittiness, chaffing, comic drama, comicalness, drollness, field day, fun and games, gag show, high camp, high time, jesting, joking, light entertainment, play on, send-up, wisecracking