tragicomedy
Meanings
Plural: tragicomedies
Noun
- a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
- a comedy with serious elements or overtones
- The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
- A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tragicomédie (whence French tragicomédie), itself borrowed from Italian tragicommedia, from Latin tragicōmoedia, tragicocōmoedia. By surface analysis, tragic + comedy, with haplology.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 20
tragicomedy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordtragicomedy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tragicomedy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 22
tragicomedy is a valid Words With Friends word