The genre of such works.
A narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy).
Entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance.
A light, amusing play with a happy ending.
The art of composing comedy.
A choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece.
A dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone.
A humorous event.
A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks
Any situation or action which is blown out of proportion.