COMEDY OF MANNERS

Meaning of COMEDY OF MANNERS in English

a comedy satirizing the manners and customs of a social class, esp. one dealing with the amorous intrigues of fashionable society.

[ 1815-25 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

COMEDY OF MANNERS — Date: 1822 comedy that satirically portrays the manners and fashions of a particular class or set
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COMEDY OF MANNERS — Witty, ironic form of drama that satirizes the manners and fashions of a particular social class or set. Comedies of …
Английский словарь Британика
COMEDY OF MANNERS — : comedy that satirically portrays the manners and fashions of a particular class or set
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMEDY OF MANNERS — comedy that ridicules through the use of satire the manners and behaviours of a certain class of society
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COMEDY OF MANNERS — Date: 1822 : comedy that satirically portrays the manners and fashions of a particular class or set
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMEDY OF MANNERS — 1822 : comedy that satirically portrays the manners and fashions of a particular class or set
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COMEDY OF MANNERS — ■ noun a play, novel, or film that gives a satirical portrayal of behaviour in a particular social group.
Concise Oxford English vocab
COMEDY OF MANNERS — [comedy of manners] (1822): comedy that satirically portrays the manners and fashions of a particular class or set
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMEDY OF MANNERS — noun an amusing play, film / movie, or book that shows the silly behaviour of a particular group of people
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMEDY OF MANNERS — ˌcomedy of ˈmanners BrE AmE noun ( plural comedies of manners ) [countable] a play, film, or television programme that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMEDY OF MANNERS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Elizabeth goes in mocking pursuit with the husband in this comedy of manners . ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMEDY OF MANNERS — Witty, ironic form of drama that satirizes the manners and fashions of a particular social class or set. Comedies of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMEDY OF MANNERS — комедия нравов
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COMEDY OF MANNERS — комедия нравов
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COMEDY — I Genre of dramatic literature that deals with the light and amusing or with the serious and profound in a …
Английский словарь Британика
MANNERS — plural of manner
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
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
MANNERS — n. proper conduct or behaviour, politeness, courtesy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
MANNERS — polite or well-bred social behaviour. → manner
Concise Oxford 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
MANNERS — Manners BrE AmE ˈmæn əz AmE \ - ə rz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COMEDY — / ˈkɒmədi; NAmE ˈkɑːm-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C , U ] a play or film / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
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
COMEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a play, film, etc., of an amusing or satirical character, usu. with a happy ending. …
Oxford English vocab
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
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
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
MANNERS — [plural] [noun] - polite ways of treating other people and behaving in publicI've been trying to teach my six-year-old niece …
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
MANNERS — Synonyms and related words : action, actions, activity, acts, address, affectation, air, amenities, bearing, behavior, behavior pattern, behavioral norm, behavioral …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEDY — Synonyms and related words : Atticism, Thalia, agile wit, arlequinade, black comedy, black humor, bladder, broad comedy, burlesque, burletta, camp, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MANNERS — n. pl. 1. Morals, habits, conduct. 2. Behavior, deportment, bearing, breeding, air, carriage.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
COMEDY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high , low ▪ film ( esp. BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE ), television , TV …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MANNERS — See ↑ POLITE 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ bad manners • ↑ good manners
Longman Activator English vocab
COMEDY — See ↑ FILM/MOVIE 2, ↑ FUNNY 2,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ romantic comedy
Longman Activator English vocab
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
MANNERS — сущ. предание Syn : convention, custom, ethos, manner, tradition, mores, practice (мн.ч.)умение держать себя манеры (мн.ч.) обычаи (мн.ч.) in a …
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
MANNERS — Манеры
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
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
MANNERS — сущ.предание Syn:convention, custom, ethos, manner, tradition, mores, practice
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MANNERS — (n) манеры
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
COMEDY — n 1. 1> комедия musical comedy - музыкальная комедия; мюзикл; оперетта comedy of cape /of cloak/ and sword - комедия …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MANNERS — n. манеры, хорошие манеры, обычаи, замашки
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MANNERS — n. манеры, хорошие манеры, обычаи, замашки
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MANNERS — сущ. предание Syn: convention , custom , ethos , manner , tradition , mores , practice
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия ( пьеса, фильм ) musical comedy — музыкальная комедия 2) комедия ( литературный и театральный жанр ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MANNERS — сущ. предание Syn: convention, custom, ethos, manner, tradition, mores, practice
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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
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
MANNERS — сущ. предание Syn : convention, custom, ethos, manner, tradition, mores, practice (мн.ч.)умение держать себя манеры (мн.ч.) обычаи (мн.ч.) in a …
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
MANNERS, COMEDY OF — witty, cerebral form of dramatic comedy that depicts and often satirizes the manners and affectations of a contemporary society. A …
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