comedy

Meaning

Noun

• A choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece.
• A light, amusing play with a happy ending.
• 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.
• Entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance.
• The art of composing comedy.
• A humorous event.

Related

Opposite words

• drama
• tragedy

Origin

• First attested in 1374. From Old French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία, from κῶμος + either ᾠδή or ἀοιδός, both from ἀείδω.