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comedy
[ kom-i-dee ]
noun
- 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.
- that branch of the drama which concerns itself with this form of composition.
- the comic element of drama, of literature generally, or of life.
- any literary composition dealing with a theme suitable for comedy, or employing the methods of comedy.
- any comic or humorous incident or series of incidents.
Synonyms: , ,
comedy
/ ˈɒɪɪ /
noun
- a dramatic or other work of light and amusing character
- the genre of drama represented by works of this type
- (in classical literature) a play in which the main characters and motive triumph over adversity
- the humorous aspect of life or of events
- an amusing event or sequence of events
- humour or comic style
the comedy of Chaplin
comedy
- A work — play, story, novel , or film — that ends happily for the main character (or protagonist ) and contains humor to some degree. A comedy may involve unhappy outcomes for some of the characters. Shylock , for example, in The Merchant of Venice, a comedy by William Shakespeare , is disgraced in the play. The ancient Greeks and Romans produced comedies, and great numbers have been written in modern times.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··徱· [k, uh, -, mee, -dee-, uh, l], adjective
- ·dz· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of comedy1
Example Sentences
The rest of the shows on the mature animation block were comedies while “Cowboy Bebop” was anime, although unlike nearly anything else the genre’s American aficionados were accustomed to.
“I’m going to be the comedy guy in the action movie, with an action star — and he does all the action stuff,” Devine said.
The humor comes from star Hauser, who easily occupies the liminal space between comedy and drama.
But Galatasaray inflamed the situation further by posting a video on X mocking Mourinho in the style of US comedy South Park.
The actor, 42, has just wrapped up a different kind of odyssey — he also stars in a new Latino road trip comedy on Disney+, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip.”
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