Meaning
comedy
- act, sham, playacting
- farce, joke, comedy
In a sentence
Stasera guardiamo una commedia leggera sul divano.
Tonight we're watching a light comedy on the couch.
Hai visto quella commedia al cinema ieri sera?
Did you see that comedy at the movies last night?
Basta con questa commedia, dimmi la verità.
Enough with this act, tell me the truth.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| commedia | feminine · singular |
| commedie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use commedia for the genre; for a single funny line or situation, prefer battuta or scherzo, not commedia.
- In theater, commedia can mean a play generally, but today dramma is used for serious works and commedia for humorous ones.
- Don't confuse commedia with comicità: commedia is a work or genre; comicità is the quality of being funny.