trag·i·com·e·dy (tr j  -k m -d )n. pl. trag·i·com·e·dies 1. A drama combining elements of tragedy and comedy. 2. The genre made up of such works. 3. An incident or situation having both comic and tragic elements. [French tragicomédie, from Italian tragicommedia, from Late Latin tragic  moedia, short for Latin tragicocmoedia : tragicus, tragic; see tragic + cmoedia, comedy; see comedy.]trag i·comic (-kmk), tragi·comi·cal (--k l) adj.trag i·comi·cal·ly adv. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  tragicomic - of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy; "a playwright specializing in tragicomic drama"drama - the literary genre of works intended for the theater |
| 2. |  tragicomic - manifesting both tragic and comic aspects; "the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments"- B.R.Redmansad - experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; "feeling sad because his dog had died"; "Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossetti | |
| 3. |  tragicomic - having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics; "her life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure"--Joseph Conrad |
Translations
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
| ?Page tools | ||
|---|---|---|
|