n.
Pronunciation: ' kä-m ə -d ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -dies
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin comoedia, from Latin, drama with a happy ending, from Greek k ō m ō idia, from k ō mos revel + aeidein to singular ― more at ODE
Date: 14th century
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
2 a : a drama of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending 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 >