komedie

Definitions of komedie
  1. noun
    a comic incident or series of incidents
    synonyms: blijspel, clownerie, humor, lachfilm
  2. noun
    light and humorous drama with a happy ending
    synonyms: blijspel, lachfilm
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    antonyms:
    noodlotsdrama, tragedie, tragiek, treurspel
    drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
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    commedia dell' arte, commedia dell'arte
    Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters
    boerde, klucht, kluchtspel, kolderstuk, sotternie
    a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
    draak, melodrama, tearjerker, tranentrekker
    an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
    tragikomedie
    a comedy with serious elements or overtones
    gooi-en-smijt-film, gooi-en-smijt-werk, gooi-en-smijtfilm, gooi-en-smijtwerk, slap-stick, slapstick, spektakel
    a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
  3. noun
    a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)
    synonyms: aanstellerij, aanstelleritis, komediespel, kunstenmakerij, poppenkasterij, theater, toneel, toneelspel
  4. noun
    a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
    synonyms: schouwburg, theater
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    types:
    bios, bioscoop, cinema, filmtheater
    a theater where films are shown
    music-hall, theater, variété-theater, variététheater
    a theater in which vaudeville is staged
    opera, operagebouw
    a building where musical dramas are performed
    type of:
    bebouwing, gebouw, pand, perceel
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
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