different between comedy vs comicality
comedy
English
Alternative forms
- comedie (archaic, often affected as such for humorous effect)
- comœdie (obsolete)
- comœdy (archaic)
Etymology
First attested in 1374. From Old French comedie, from Latin c?moedia, from Ancient Greek ??????? (k?m?idía), from ????? (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + either ??? (?id?, “song”) or ?????? (aoidós, “singer, bard”), both from ????? (aeíd?, “I sing”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?m?di/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?m?di/
- Hyphenation: com?e?dy
Noun
comedy (countable and uncountable, plural comedies)
- (countable, historical) A choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece.
- (countable) A light, amusing play with a happy ending.
- (countable, Medieval Europe) A narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy).
- (countable, drama) A dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone.
- (drama) The genre of such works.
- (uncountable) 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.
- (countable) A humorous event.
Antonyms
- drama
- tragedy
Derived terms
Related terms
- comic
- ode
Translations
References
- comedy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- comedy at OneLook Dictionary Search
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comicality
English
Etymology
comical +? -ity
Noun
comicality (countable and uncountable, plural comicalities)
- The state of being comical.
- Something comical.
- 1822, The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal (page 249)
- In this, his forte, he has been less put forward than could have been desired; but when he did appear, his comicalities were infinite, and never failed to convulse the audience with laughter.
- 1822, The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal (page 249)
Translations
comicality From the web:
- what does comically mean
- what does comicality
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