SENTIMENTAL COMEDY

Meaning of SENTIMENTAL COMEDY in English

noun

: comedy that addresses itself to the spectator's love of goodness rather than to his sense of humor and emphasizes the moral aspects of its situations and the virtues of its characters

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SENTIMENTAL COMEDY — a dramatic genre of the 18th century, denoting plays in which middle-class protagonists triumphantly overcome a series of moral trials. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SENTIMENTAL — adj sentimental
Interlingua English vocab
SENTIMENTAL — mabination;mahinuklugon;sa pagbati
English-Visayan vocabulary
SENTIMENTAL — adjective Date: 1749 1. marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism, resulting from feeling rather than reason or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COMEDY — I Genre of dramatic literature that deals with the light and amusing or with the serious and profound in a …
Английский словарь Британика
SENTIMENTAL — I. |sentə|ment ə l adjective 1. a. : of, relating to, or characterized by sentiment a scientific as opposed to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMEDY — ˈkämədē, -di noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English comedye, from Middle French comedie, from Latin comoedia, from Greek kōmōidia, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SENTIMENTAL — (a.) Addressed or pleasing to the emotions only, usually to the weaker and the unregulated emotions.
Английский словарь Webster
SENTIMENTAL — (a.) Inclined to sentiment; having an excess of sentiment or sensibility; indulging the sensibilities for their own sake; artificially or …
Английский словарь Webster
SENTIMENTAL — (a.) Having, expressing, or containing a sentiment or sentiments; abounding with moral reflections; containing a moral reflection; didactic.
Английский словарь Webster
SENTIMENTAL — ( a. ) Inclined to sentiment; having an excess of sentiment or sensibility; indulging the sensibilities for their own sake; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SENTIMENTAL — — sentimentally , adv. /sen'teuh men"tl/ , adj. 1. expressive of or appealing to sentiment, esp. the tender emotions and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMEDY — — comedial /keuh mee"dee euhl/ , adj. /kom"i dee/ , n. , pl. comedies . 1. a play, movie, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SENTIMENTAL — adjective Date: 1749 1. a. : marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism b. : resulting from feeling …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMEDY — noun ( plural -dies ) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin comoedia, from Latin, drama with a happy ending, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SENTIMENTAL — adj addressed or pleasing to the emotions only, usually to the weaker and the unregulated emotions. 2. sentimental ·adj having, …
Webster English vocab
COMEDY — [com.e.dy] n, pl -dies [ME, fr. MF comedie, fr. L comoedia, fr. Gk komoidia, fr. komos revel + aeidein to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMEDY — type of drama or other art form the chief object of which, according to modern notions, is to amuse. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
SENTIMENTAL — sentimental BrE AmE ˌsent ɪ ˈment ə l ◂ -ə- AmE \ ˌsen t̬ ə ˈmen t̬ ə l ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SENTIMENTAL — / ˌsentɪˈmentl; NAmE / adjective 1. connected with your emotions, rather than reason : She kept the letters for sentimental …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMEDY — / ˈkɒmədi; NAmE ˈkɑːm-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C , U ] a play or film / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SENTIMENTAL — sen ‧ ti ‧ ment ‧ al /ˌsentəˈmentl◂, ˌsentɪˈmentl◂/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . someone who is sentimental is easily …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMEDY — com ‧ e ‧ dy /ˈkɒmədi, ˈkɒmɪdi $ ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural comedies ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a play, film, etc., of an amusing or satirical character, usu. with a happy ending. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SENTIMENTAL — adj. 1 of or characterized by sentiment. 2 showing or affected by emotion rather than reason. 3 appealing to sentiment. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a play, film, etc., of an amusing or satirical character, usu. with a happy ending. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SENTIMENTAL — adj.1 of or characterized by sentiment. 2 showing or affected by emotion rather than reason. 3 appealing to sentiment. Phrases …
Oxford English vocab
COMEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a play, film, etc., of an amusing or satirical character, usu. with a happy ending. …
Oxford English vocab
SENTIMENTAL — 1. Someone or something that is sentimental feels or shows pity or love, sometimes to an extent that is considered …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMEDY — ( comedies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Comedy consists of types …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SENTIMENTAL — 1. Someone or something that is ~ feels or shows pity or love, sometimes to an extent that is considered …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COMEDY — (comedies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Comedy consists of types of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SENTIMENTAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sentimental comedy (= about emotions such as love and sadness ) ▪ The film …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMEDY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a comedy actor ▪ Jason was voted top TV comedy actor. a comedy/tragic drama (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SENTIMENTAL — [adjective]If you are sentimental, you are strongly influenced by emotional feelings, esp. about happy memories of past events or relationships …
Cambridge English vocab
COMEDY — [noun] [C] - a (type of) film, play or book which is intentionally amusing either in its characters or its …
Cambridge English vocab
COMEDY — n. musical comedy comedy of manners New Comedy situation comedy
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMEDY — n. Genre of dramatic literature that deals with the light and amusing or with the serious and profound in a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMEDY — Synonyms and related words : Atticism, Thalia, agile wit, arlequinade, black comedy, black humor, bladder, broad comedy, burlesque, burletta, camp, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SENTIMENTAL — adj. Function: adjective unduly or affectedly emotional FF1C; sentimental love stories FF1E; Synonyms: bathetic, drippy, gooey, lovey-dovey, maudlin, mawkish, moist, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SENTIMENTAL — adjective unduly or affectedly emotional sentimental love stories Synonyms: bathetic, drippy, gooey, lovey-dovey, maudlin, mawkish, moist, mushy, romantic, sappy, slushy, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SENTIMENTAL — adj. Sentimental is used with these nouns: ↑ attachment , ↑ favourite , ↑ journey , ↑ reason , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
COMEDY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high , low ▪ film ( esp. BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE ), television , TV …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
COMEDY — See ↑ FILM/MOVIE 2, ↑ FUNNY 2,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ romantic comedy
Longman Activator English vocab
SENTIMENTAL — adj. 25B6; adjective she kept the vase for sentimental reasons : NOSTALGIC, tender, emotional, affectionate. the film is too sentimental …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEDY — n. 25B6; noun he excels in comedy : LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT, comic play, comic film, farce, situation comedy, satire, pantomime, comic …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEDY — театр "Комеди" (в Лондоне. Построен в 1881) полн. Comedy Theatre
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
SENTIMENTAL — adj. 1 emotional, sympathetic, compassionate, tender, warm-hearted, tender-hearted Has he returned for sentimental reasons or for practical and mercenary ones? …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SENTIMENTAL — прил. 1) сентиментальный, чувствительный Syn : effusive, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, romantic, slushy, gushing Ant : cynical, imperturbable, objective, realistic, sardonic, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия (пьеса, фильм) musical comedy ≈ музыкальная комедия 2) комедия (литературный и театральный жанр) Ant : tragedy 3) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SENTIMENTAL — sentimental.ogg ͵sentıʹmentl a 1. сентиментальный, чувствительный sentimental music poetry - сентиментальная музыка поэзия sentimental schoolgirl - сентиментальная школьница to strike …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMEDY — comedy.ogg ʹkɒmədı n 1. 1> комедия musical comedy - музыкальная комедия; мюзикл; оперетта comedy of cape /of cloak/ and sword …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SENTIMENTAL — сентиментальный be sentimental - сентиментальничать
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SENTIMENTAL — a 1. сентиментальный, чувствительный sentimental music poetry - сентиментальная музыка поэзия sentimental schoolgirl - сентиментальная школьница to strike asentimental note …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COMEDY — n 1. 1> комедия musical comedy - музыкальная комедия; мюзикл; оперетта comedy of cape /of cloak/ and sword - комедия …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия ( пьеса, фильм ) musical comedy — музыкальная комедия 2) комедия ( литературный и театральный жанр ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия (пьеса, фильм) musical comedy — музыкальная комедия 2) комедия (литературный и театральный жанр) Ant: tragedy 3) комизм, комичность the comedy of many life situations …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SENTIMENTAL — сентиментальный be sentimental - сентиментальничать
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
COMEDY — a drama with a happy ending or nontragic theme (see situation comedy and comedy of characters).
Russian-English Edic
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия; - comedy of character 2) забавный случай; 3) притворство.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
COMEDY — театр "Комеди" (в Лондоне. Построен в 1881) полн. Comedy Theatre
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
SENTIMENTAL — прил. 1) сентиментальный, чувствительный Syn : effusive, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, romantic, slushy, gushing Ant : cynical, imperturbable, objective, realistic, sardonic, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия (пьеса, фильм) musical comedy ≈ музыкальная комедия 2) комедия (литературный и театральный жанр) Ant : tragedy 3) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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