a play, film, etc of light and amusing character, typically with a happy ending
the genre of dramatic literature dealing with comic or serious subjects in a light or satirical manner, or a work in this genre: compare tragedy
entertainment intended to make people laugh
a ludicrous or farcical event or series of events
the comic aspect of something
[Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek kōmōidia, from kōmos revel + aeidein to sing]