com·e·dy (k?m??-d?)n. pl. com·e·dies 1. a. A dramatic work that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone and that usually contains a happy resolution of the thematic conflict.b. The genre made up of such works.2. A literary or cinematic work of a comic nature or that uses the themes or methods of comedy.3. Popular entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance.4. The art of composing or performing comedy.5. A humorous element of life or literature: the human comedy of political campaigns.6. A humorous occurrence.Idiom: comedy of errors A ludicrous event or sequence of events: The candidate’s campaign turned out to be a political comedy of errors.[Middle English comedie, from Medieval Latin c?m?dia, from Latin c?moedia, from Greek k?m?idia, from k?m?idos, comic actor : k?mos, revel + aoidos, singer (from aeidein, to sing; see wed- in Indo-European roots).]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.comedy (?k?m?d?) n, pl -dies1. (Theatre) a dramatic or other work of light and amusing character2. (Theatre) the genre of drama represented by works of this type3. (Theatre) (in classical literature) a play in which the main characters and motive triumph over adversity4. the humorous aspect of life or of events5. an amusing event or sequence of events6. humour or comic style: the comedy of Chaplin. [C14: from Old French comédie, from Latin c?moedia, from Greek k?m?idia, from k?mos village festival + aeidein to sing]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014com?e?dy (?k?m ? di) n., pl. -dies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a cheerful ending. 2. the branch of drama concerned with this form of composition. 3. the comic element of drama, of literature generally, or of life. 4. any comic or humorous incident or series of incidents. [1350?1400; Middle English comedye