Comicry

/ˈkɒmɪkri/ noun

Definition

Comic behavior, joking, buffoonery, or the art and practice of making people laugh through humor.

Etymology

From 'comic' (Greek 'komikos') plus the suffix '-ry' (indicating a practice or collection, like in 'archery' or 'snobbery'). A less common but valid variant of the term 'comedy.'

Kelly Says

The suffix '-ry' creates words for whole domains of activity (witchcraft, sorcery, chicanery), so 'comicry' suggests comedy not as isolated jokes but as a whole realm of human behavior and performance. It's the world comedians inhabit.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማለት
ma-lat
ARالعربية
كوميديا
koom-ee-dee-ya
BNবাংলা
হাস্যরস
has-sor-os
CACatalà
humor
hoo-moor
CSČeština
humor
hoo-moor
DADansk
humor
hoo-moor
DEDeutsch
Komik
koh-mee-k
ELΕλληνικά
χιούμορ
hee-oo-moor
ESEspañol
comicidad
koh-mee-thee-dad
FAفارسی
شوخ
shook
FISuomi
huumori
hoo-moo-ree
FRFrançais
comique
koh-meeek
GUGU
હાસ્ય
haas-ya
HAHA
kallo
ka-llo
HEעברית
הומור
hoo-moor
HIहिन्दी
हास्य
haas-ya
HUMagyar
humor
hoo-moor
IDBahasa Indonesia
humor
hoo-moor
IGIG
akwụkwọ
ak-wuk-wo
ITItaliano
comicità
koh-mee-kee-ta
JA日本語
滑稽
su-ke-i
KKKK
сұлу
soo-loo
KMKM
ស្បែក
sbaek
KO한국어
코믹
ko-mik
MRMR
हास्य
haas-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
humor
hoo-moor
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်း
ka-ung
NLNederlands
comiciteit
koh-mee-kee-teit
NONorsk
humor
hoo-moor
PAPA
ਹਸ
has
PLPolski
komizm
koh-mizm
PTPortuguês
comicidade
koh-mee-kee-dad
RORomână
umor
oo-mor
RUРусский
комичность
koh-mee-ch-no-st'
SVSvenska
humor
hoo-moor
SWKiswahili
uche
oo-che
TAதமிழ்
கலகலப்பு
kala-kala-pu
TEతెలుగు
నవ్వు
nav-vu
THไทย
ตลก
dtalok
TLTL
pagpapatawa
pa-ga-pa-ta-wa
TRTürkçe
komiklik
koh-mee-klik
UKУкраїнська
гумор
goo-moor
URاردو
مزاح
maz-a-h
VITiếng Việt
hài hước
hai huoc
YOYO
àwọn
awon
ZH中文
滑稽
huá jī
ZUZU
umngani
oom-ngani

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