Definition of COMEDY

comedy

Plural: comedies

Noun

  • A play, movie, or work intended to be humorous and amusing.
  • light and humorous drama with a happy ending
  • a comic incident or series of incidents
  • a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece
  • a light, amusing play with a happy ending
  • a narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy)
  • a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
  • the genre of such works
  • entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance
  • the art of composing comedy
  • a humorous event

Examples

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream is among Shakespeare's most famous comedies.
  • His attempt at bluffing a valid word turned into a COMEDY of errors.
  • Why would you be watching comedy when there are kids starving right now?

Origin / Etymology

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.

Antonyms

tragedy, drama

Scrabble Score: 14

comedy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
comedy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
comedy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

comedy: valid Words With Friends Word