comedy of mannersn. pl. comedies of manners A comedy satirizing the attitudes and behavior of a particular social group, often of fashionable society.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 of manners n 1. (Theatre) a comedy dealing with the way of life and foibles of a social group 2. (Theatre) the genre represented by works of this type Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014com?edy of man?ners n. a comedy satirizing the manners and customs of a social class. [1815?25] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.