Com"e*dy (?), n.; pl. Comedies (#). [F. comédie, L. comoedia, fr. Gr. &?;; &?; a jovial festivity with music and dancing, a festal procession, an ode sung at this procession (perh. akin to &?; village, E. home) + &?; to sing; for comedy was originally of a lyric character. See Home, and Ode.] A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy; -- opposed to tragedy.

With all the vivacity of comedy.
Macaulay.

Are come to play a pleasant comedy.
Shak.

• A dramatic work that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone; the genre of such works
  
• Popular entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance
  
• The art of composing comedy
  
• A humorous event