comedy
English Thesaurus
1. a comic incident or series of incidents (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | fun, play, sport, |
| definition | : | verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) (noun.communication) |
2. light and humorous drama with a happy ending (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | drama, |
| definition | : | the literary genre of works intended for the theater (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | black comedy, |
| definition | : | comedy that uses black humor (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | commedia dell'arte, |
| definition | : | Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | dark comedy, |
| definition | : | a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | farce, farce comedy, travesty, |
| definition | : | a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | high comedy, |
| definition | : | a sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | low comedy, |
| definition | : | a comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | melodrama, |
| definition | : | an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sitcom, situation comedy, |
| definition | : | a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | slapstick, |
| definition | : | a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes (noun.communication) |
3. a comic incident or series of incidents (noun.communication)
4. light and humorous drama with a happy ending (noun.communication)
| antonym | : | tragedy, |
| definition | : | drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | comic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of comedy (adj.pert) |
5. a comic incident or series of incidents (noun.communication)
6. light and humorous drama with a happy ending (noun.communication)
| antonym | : | tragedy, |
| definition | : | drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | comic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of comedy (adj.pert) |
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