seriocomedy, tragicomedy
(noun) a comedy with serious elements or overtones
tragicomedy
(noun) a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tragicomedy (countable and uncountable, plural tragicomedies)
(uncountable) The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
(countable) A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
Source: Wiktionary
Trag`i-com"e*dy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tragicomédie, L. tragicocomoedia. See Tragic, and Comedy.]
Definition: A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature both of tragedy and comedy. The noble tragi-comedy of "Measure for Measure." Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 November 2024
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
