comedy
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comedy
- /ˈkɒmədi/ UK
- /ˈkɔmədɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈkɑmədi/ US
- /ˈkɔməde/ Scotland
- /-dɪ/ Scotland
- /-di/ Scotland
- /ˈkɔm(ə)ɖi/ South Asia
Sounds like comity (t-flapping)
Where it comes from
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, “revel, carousing”) + ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer, bard”). Doublet of commedia.
noun comedies · comedie · comœdie · comœdy
- a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece
- a light, amusing play with a happy ending A Midsummer Night's Dream is among Shakespeare's most famous comedies.
- 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 Why would you be watching comedy when there are kids starving right now?
- the art of composing comedy
- a humorous event
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: funniness, drollery, clowning, vaudeville, playhouse, theatre, entertainer, drama, comedian, circus, sitcom, show, farce, comic, wit, game
Translations
Every language
noun a choric song of celebration or revel
| Português | comédia |
|---|---|
| Français | comédie |
| Română | comedie |
| Русский | коме́дия komédija |
noun a light, amusing play with a happy ending
| Português | comédia |
|---|---|
| Русский | коме́дия komédija |
| עברית | קומדיה qomedia |
noun (medieval Europe) a narrative poem with an agreeable ending
| हिन्दी | सुखांत sukhānt |
|---|---|
| Português | comédia |
| Русский | коме́дия komédija |
noun dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
| Español | comedia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 희극 huigeuk, 코미디 komidi, 코믹 komik |
| 日本語 | 喜劇 kigeki, コメディ komedi |
| 中文 | 喜劇 /喜剧 xǐjù |
| Português | comédia |
| Français | comédie |
| Deutsch | Komödie |
| Italiano | commedia |
| Ελληνικά | κωμωδία komodía |
| Română | comedie |
| Русский | коме́дия komédija |
| Tiếng Việt | hài kịch |
| العربية | فُكَاهَة fukāha, كُومِيدِيَا kōmīdiyā, كُومِيدِيَا kōmēdiyā |
| עברית | קומדיה qomedia |
noun the genre of such works
| Español | comedia |
|---|---|
| Português | comédia |
| Русский | коме́дия komédija |
| العربية | كُومِيدِيَا kōmīdiyā, كُومِيدِيَا kōmēdiyā |
| עברית | קומדיה qomedia |
Talk about this word "comedy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/comedy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. comedy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/comedy "comedy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/comedy.Cite this
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title = {comedy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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