Feminine

farce

Meaning

  1. (feminine) stuffing
  2. (feminine) farce
  3. (feminine) prank, joke

Concepts

farce
stuffing
joke
🤣
prank
practical joke
filling
jape
jest
drollery
trick
fun
caper
antic
lark
sport
hoax

mischief-making

play
pleasantry
put-on
quip
rag
riotous
story
that is to say
travesty
ultimate
after all

farce comedy

bawdy
blockade
bosh
caprice
charade
cheap
dressing
droll
flirtation
frolic
in brief
in other words
in short
in the long run
knockabout
Synonyms

plaisanterie
C1
🤣
tour
A1
blague
A2
👝
bouffonnerie
comédie
B2
bouché
C2
bref
B1
divertissement
C2
enfin
A1
exagération
35k
final
B2

histoire drôle

mascarade
C2
niche
C2
plaisanter
C1
🤣
traquenard
36k
🪤
tromperie
C2
facétie

farcissure

historiette
jeux
B1
anecdote
C2

bouffonerie

après tout
badinage
🤣
badinerie
blocus
21k
Translations

farsa
farsa
relleno
Schabernack
grap
🤣
Farce
scherzo
🤣
travesura
beffa
🤣
broma
🤣
ripieno
Posse
Streich

φάρσα

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/faʁs/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French
farse
In summary

Inherited from Old French farse, from Medieval Latin farsa, from the feminine perfect passive participle from Latin farciō (“to stuff”). Doublet of far. The theatre sense alludes to the pleasant and varied character of certain stuffed food items.

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