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Comedy - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Comedy : (noun)
1: light and humorous drama with a happy ending [ant: tragedy]
2: a comic incident or series of incidents [syn: drollery, clowning,
funniness]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Drama \Dra"ma\ (?; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. ?, fr. ? to do, act;
cf. Lith. daryti.]
1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action,
and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to
depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than
ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It
is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by
actors on the stage.
A divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon.
--Milton.
2. A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and
interest. ``The drama of war.'' --Thackeray.
Westward the course of empire takes its way; The
four first acts already past, A fifth shall close
the drama with the day; Time's noblest offspring is
the last. --Berkeley.
The drama and contrivances of God's providence.
--Sharp.
3. Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or
illustrating it; dramatic literature.
Note: The principal species of the drama are tragedy and
comedy; inferior species are tragi-comedy,
melodrama, operas, burlettas, and farces.
The romantic drama, the kind of drama whose aim is to
present a tale or history in scenes, and whose plays (like
those of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and others) are stories
told in dialogue by actors on the stage. --J. A. Symonds.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Comedy : \Com"e*dy\, n.; pl. Comedies. [F. com['e]die, L.
comoedia, fr. Gr. ?; ? a jovial festivity with music and
dancing, a festal procession, an ode sung at this procession
(perh. akin to ? village, E. home) _ ? to sing; for comedy
was originally of a lyric character. See Home, and Ode.]
A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and
amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the
manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of
life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination
of the plot is happy; -- opposed to tragedy.
With all the vivacity of comedy. --Macaulay.
Are come to play a pleasant comedy. --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Comedy |
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eriklorentz: I need a DJ -- Bernie Mac Def Comedy Jam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RviYo3WsqjU |
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MsD1VA2U: Me too lol. Pure Comedy RT @dkatheunspoken: I never realized how funny this movie is...it gets funnier everytime I watch it |
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brittany1028: @Erikax3 He's so adorable! Comedy central, byotchhhhh. |
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