comedy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Entertainment, such as films or shows, that is meant to make people laugh.

   After a hard week, I just want to watch some comedy and relax.

2. 2
   noun

   A film, play, or book that is funny and usually has a happy ending.

   A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's most famous comedies.

3. 3
   noun

   A funny event or situation.

   The whole trip turned into a comedy of small disasters.

Common collocations

• musical comedy Adjective + noun

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Proto-Hellenic *awéidō Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Proto-Hellenic *awoidā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ) Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ) Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Proto-Hellenic *awoidós Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós) Ancient Greek κωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)bor. Latin cōmoediader. Middle French comediebor. Middle English comedie English comedy Inherited from Middle English comedie, borrowed from Middle French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, borrowed from Ancient Greek κωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā), from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”), or from κῶμος (kômos, “r…

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