comedy
a light, amusing play with a happy ending
Noun 4 meanings
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
Etymology
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.
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COMEDY at a glance
COMEDY has 6 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + M 3 + E 1 + D 2 + Y 4) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,871 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with comedy
All rhymes- TRAGEDY12
- REMEDY12
- GREEDY11
- SPEEDY12
- NEEDY9
- SEEDY9
- REEDY9
- RAGGEDY13
- TWEEDY13
- WEEDY12
- DRAMEDY14
- TRAGICOMEDY20
One letter away
- COMELY13
- COMEDO11
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