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Definitions for Farce

[1] a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
[2] humor of the type displayed in such works.
[3] foolish show; mockery; a ridiculous sham.
[4] Cookery . forcemeat.
[5] to season (a speech or composition), especially with witty material.
[6] Obsolete . to stuff; cram.
[7] a broadly humorous play based on the exploitation of improbable situations
[8] the genre of comedy represented by works of this kind
[9] a ludicrous situation or action
[10] Also: farcemeat another name for forcemeat
[11] to enliven (a speech, etc) with jokes
[12] to stuff (meat, fowl, etc) with forcemeat

Words related to Farce

comedy, mockery, joke, skit, burlesque, caricature, sham, travesty, slapstick, absurdity, parody, play, horseplay, camp, interlude, ridiculousness, mock, buffoonery

Words nearby Farce

faradize, farandole, faraway, farber's disease, farc, farce, farcemeat, farceur, farceuse, farci, farcical

Origin of Farce

1300–50; (noun) Middle English fars stuffing < Middle French farce < Vulgar Latin *farsa, noun use of feminine of Latin farsus, earlier fartus stuffed, past participle of farcīre to stuff; (v.) Middle English farsen < Old French farcir < Latin farcīre

Other words from Farce

un·farced , adjective

Word origin for Farce

C14 (in the sense: stuffing): from Old French, from Latin farcīre to stuff, interpolate passages (in the mass, in religious plays, etc)

Synonyms for Farce

absurdity, burlesque, caricature, comedy, joke, mockery, parody, sham, skit, slapstick, travesty, buffoonery, camp, horseplay, interlude, mock, play, ridiculousness, broad comedy, high camp, low camp, pratfall comedy