[com.e.dy] n, pl -dies [ME, fr. MF comedie, fr. L comoedia, fr. Gk komoidia, fr. komos revel + aeidein to sing--more at ode] (14c) 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
4. a: the comic element "the ~ of many life situations" b: humorous entertainment "nightclub ~"