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Jokes vs Comedy - What's the difference?

jokes | comedy |

As nouns the difference between jokes and comedy

is that jokes is while comedy is archaic greece a choric song of celebration or revel.

As an adjective jokes

is (slang) really good.

As a verb jokes

is (joke).

jokes

English

Noun

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) Really good
  • * '>citation
    • this thing is so jokes ...i think it would be wack if someone responded to this.. but plz do cause that would be, like, some cool shit.
  • * 2008 , "Zetsu", Floaters and gravity'' (on newsgroup ''sci.med.vision )
    • Andrew VS Neil and Mike is totally jokes ! I love it when Andrew gets pissed, lol. It's so cool!
  • * '>citation
  • * (Lily Allen)
    • Dappy's new tune is jokes , in a good way. Thoroughly entertaining and insightful which is more than I can say for most things on the radio.

    References

    * The Guardian , 2007 [http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2007/mar/20/students.educationguardian2]

    Verb

    (head)
  • (joke)

    • 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

    Related terms

    * comic