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Comedy vs Ridiculousness - What's the difference?

comedy | ridiculousness | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between comedy and ridiculousness

is that comedy is archaic Greece. a choric song of celebration or revel while ridiculousness is the characteristic of being ridiculous.

comedy

English

Alternative forms

* comedie * (archaic) * (archaic)

Noun

  • archaic Greece. a choric song of celebration or revel
  • ancient Greece. a light, amusing play with a happy ending
  • medieval Europe.'' a narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., ''The Divine Comedy )
  • (drama) A dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
  • (drama) The genre of such works
  • entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance
  • Why would you be watching comedy when there are kids starving right now?
  • the art of composing comedy
  • a humorous event
  • Antonyms

    * drama * tragedy

    Derived terms

    * comedic * comedically * comedy of errors * situation comedy, sitcom * comic * comedian

    ridiculousness

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The characteristic of being ridiculous.
  • (countable) The result of being ridiculous.
  • Synonyms

    * ridiculosity (less common)