noun

comedy

comedy, humor

I enjoy watching comedy.

I enjoy watching comedy.

That film was a great comedy.

That film was a great comedy.

((uncountable)) a genre of entertainment I prefer comedy to drama.

((a ...)) a funny film or play We watched a comedy last night.

Synonyms: humor, farce; Antonyms: tragedy, drama

From Greek 'kōmōidia', meaning 'revel-song'.

A 'comedian' performs 'comedy'. The two words are closely linked.

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