comedy
Meaning
- (countable, historical) a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece
- (countable) a light, amusing play with a happy ending
- (Europe, Medieval, countable) a narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy)
- (countable) a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
- (countable, uncountable) the genre of such works
- (uncountable) entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance
- (countable, uncountable) the art of composing comedy
- (countable) a humorous event
Synonyms
Translations
comédie
commedia
Komödie
comédia
comedia
κωμωδία
komedie
comèdia
komedi
comoedia
كوميدياFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɒmədi/
Etymology
In summary
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, “I sing”). Doublet of commedia.
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