Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, historical)A choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece

    коме́дияkomédija

  2. (countable)A light, amusing play with a happy ending

    A Midsummer Night's Dream is among Shakespeare's most famous comedies.

    коме́дияkomédija

    коме́діяkomédija

    light and humorous drama with a happy ending

  3. (Europe, Medieval, countable)A narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy)

    коме́дияkomédija

  4. (countable)A dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone

    Komödie

    коме́дияkomédija

    коме́діяkomédija

  5. (countable, uncountable)The genre of such works

    коме́дияkomédija

  6. (uncountable)Entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance

    Why would you be watching comedy when there are kids starving right now?

  7. (countable, uncountable)The art of composing comedy

  8. (countable)A humorous event

Examples

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  1. Tom and Mary watched a romantic comedy.

    Том та Мері дивилися романтичну комедію.

    deTom und Maria sahen sich eine romantische Komödie an.

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  2. How did you get into comedy?

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  3. We went to see a comedy in London.

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  4. I like to see comedy in the theater.

    deIch mag es, Komödien im Theater anzuschauen.

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  5. Tom and Mary watched a romantic comedy together.

    deTom und Maria sahen sich zusammen eine Liebeskomödie an.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a light, amusing play with a happy ending:
Русский
By meaning 1
a choric song of celebration or revel:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English comedie, borrowed from Middle French comedie, from Latin cōm

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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