plural comedies
1
a
: a medieval narrative that ends happily
Dante's Divine Comedy
b
: a literary work written in a comic style or treating a comic theme
the ancient Roman comedies of Plautus
2
a
: a drama of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending
a comedy about parenthood
b
: the genre of dramatic literature dealing with the comic or with the serious in a light or satirical manner compare tragedy
3
: a ludicrous or farcical event or series of events
a comedy of errors
4
a
: the comic element
the comedy of many life situations
b
: humorous entertainment
nightclub comedy
Examples of comedy in a Sentence
The new comedy is the network's most popular television show.
The movie includes a lot of physical comedy.
We couldn't help laughing out loud at the comedy of the situation.
Recent Examples on the Web
Only Murders has also been nominated for outstanding comedy series for three years in a row, a credit to Gomez’s role as executive producer.
—
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 July 2024
Affleck’s next film, a crime comedy called The Instigators co-starring Matt Damon and directed by Doug Liman, debuts on Apple TV+ on Aug. 9.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
To wit, Walden observes, five of the eight nominees for best comedy series come from Disney, and all of them can be found on Hulu.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 July 2024
The single-camera comedy follows the exploits of rural Oklahoma Native Americans Elora Danan (Devery Jacobs), Bear Smallhill (Woon-A-Tai), Willie Jack (Paulina Alexis) and Cheese (Lane Factor).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for comedy 
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 July 2024
Affleck’s next film, a crime comedy called The Instigators co-starring Matt Damon and directed by Doug Liman, debuts on Apple TV+ on Aug. 9.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
To wit, Walden observes, five of the eight nominees for best comedy series come from Disney, and all of them can be found on Hulu.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 July 2024
The single-camera comedy follows the exploits of rural Oklahoma Native Americans Elora Danan (Devery Jacobs), Bear Smallhill (Woon-A-Tai), Willie Jack (Paulina Alexis) and Cheese (Lane Factor).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for comedy
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'comedy.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to comedy
Cite this Entry
“Comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comedy. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
comedy
noun
com·e·dy
ˈkäm-əd-ē 
plural comedies
1
: a light amusing play with a happy ending
2
: a comic literary work
3
a
: an amusing or ridiculous event
b
: humorous entertainment
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share