HyperDic: comedy

English > 2 senses of the word *comedy*:
NOUN	communication	comedy	light and humorous drama with a happy ending
NOUN	communication	comedy, drollery, clowning, funniness	a comic incident or series of incidents

comedy > pronunciation
Sounds	kaa'mahdiy
Rhymes	already ... yesterday: 132 rhymes with diy...

English > *comedy*: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	light and humorous drama with a happy ending.
Narrower	black comedy	comedy that uses black humor
	commedia dell'arte	Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters
	dark comedy	A comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor
	farce, farce comedy, travesty	A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
	high comedy	A sophisticated comedy
	low comedy	A comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque
	melodrama	An extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
	seriocomedy, tragicomedy	A comedy with serious elements or overtones
	situation comedy, sitcom	A humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
	slapstick	A boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
Broader	drama	The literary genre of works intended for the theater
Opposite	tragedy	drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance
Spanish	comedia
Catalan	comedia, comèdia
Adjectives	comic	of or relating to or characteristic of comedy
Adjectives	comical	arousing or provoking laughter

English > *comedy*: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	A comic incident or series of incidents.
Synonyms	drollery, clowning, funniness
Broader	fun, play, sport	verbal / verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
Spanish	anécdota
Catalan	anècdota
Adjectives	comic, comical	arousing or provoking laughter

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