Other forms: comedies
A comedy is a funny film or play made to make you laugh. A romantic comedy, watch a comedy, stand-up comedy.
In classical drama a comedy was defined by its ending rather than its jokes — it ends well, where a tragedy ends badly — which is why Dante's Divine Comedy is called one. Modern usage means simply funny. Note comedian, comic; and that the Greek komoidia is from a word for revel.
1nouncomedyA funny film or play made to make you laugh.
“It's a romantic comedy about two people who keep meeting at weddings.”
comedy is a form of entertainment.
Greek komoidia comes from komos, a revel, plus aoidos, a singer. The word first named a form of drama rather than jokes.
Middle French
comedie
Middle English
comedie
English, today
comedy
From Middle English comedie, from Middle French comedie. a doublet of commedia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA