comedy
noun
com·e·dy
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plural comedies
Definition of comedy
1a
: a medieval narrative that ends happily
Dante's Divine Comedy
b
: a literary work written in a comic style or treating a comic theme
the ancient Roman comedies of Plautus
2a
: a drama of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending
a comedy about parenthood
b
: the genre of dramatic literature dealing with the comic or with the serious in a light or satirical manner — compare tragedy
3
: a ludicrous or farcical event or series of events
a comedy of errors
4a
: the comic element
the comedy of many life situations
b
: humorous entertainment
nightclub comedy
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Examples of comedy in a Sentence
The new comedy is the network's most popular television show.
The movie includes a lot of physical comedy.
We couldn't help laughing out loud at the comedy of the situation.
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Speck and Gordon made their feature directing debut with Blades of Glory, the skating comedy starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder and made by Amblin's precursor, DreamWorks Studios. — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Blades of Glory' Filmmakers Tackling Sci-Fi Adventure 'Distant' for Amblin (Exclusive)," 22 Aug. 2019 The situation invites comedy, and Albinati can be very funny. — Tim Parks, Harper's magazine, "Murder Italian Style," 19 Aug. 2019 The event offers after-hours entertainment, celebrity panels, contests, comic creator panels, an escape room, game rooms, improv comedy and vendors. — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, "What you need to know about Indiana Comic Con in Indianapolis," 19 Aug. 2019 And replacing Shakespearean scansion with looser Seuss-ish rhyme schemes would add to the comedy and make the long bouts of exposition at the beginning and end of the play less tedious. — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, "Review: Elm Shakespeare’s ‘Comedy of Errors’ a joyous, joke-based stroll in the park," 19 Aug. 2019 The family-friendly event includes jousting, comedy and chess tournaments for all to enjoy -- and only one weekend remains. — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, "8 things to do in Cleveland on Sunday, Aug. 18," 18 Aug. 2019 But that’s only part of the allure, as the costumes, comedy, and mystery surrounding the characters are just as exciting. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "'Why Women Kill' Just Premiered and People Are Already Losing It," 15 Aug. 2019 The acting is part of that, especially from the adults; all four are expert, and Ms. Flood quite brilliant, at navigating the space where comedy and tragedy muddle. — New York Times, "Review: In ‘Make Believe,’ Four Children Meet Their Inner Adults," 15 Aug. 2019 The show, which celebrates summer freedom, the best in music, film, television, sports, fashion, comedy and the internet, will be hosted by actress Lucy Hale and YouTube star David Dobrik. — Marianne Garvey, CNN, "Teen Choice Awards 2019: Watch for Lil Nas X, Taylor Swift and serious surfboards," 10 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'comedy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for comedy
comedy
noun
English Language Learners Definition of comedy
: a play, movie, television program, novel, etc., that is meant to make people laugh
: things that are done and said to make an audience laugh : comic entertainment
: the funny or amusing part of something
See the full definition for comedy in the English Language Learners Dictionary
comedy
noun
com·e·dy
| \ ˈkä-mə-dē
\
\
plural comedies
Kids Definition of comedy
1
: an amusing play that has a happy ending
2
: an amusing and often ridiculous event
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