Definition of high comedy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

entertainmentsophisticated comedy satirizing genteel society

The film's high comedy was appreciated by critics.

farce

parody

satire

sophisticated humorsophisticated comedy emphasizing character and plot over slapstick

The play was a perfect example of high comedy with its witty dialogue..

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High comedy often requires a keen understanding of social nuances.
The film was praised for its high comedy and clever script.
High comedy was evident in the novel's intricate plot.

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French:comédie de mœurs, ...
German:feine Komödie, hohe Komödie, ...
Italian:commedia alta, ...
Spanish:comedia sofisticada, ...
Portuguese:comédia sofisticada, ...
Chinese:高雅喜剧, ...
Japanese:ハイコメディ, 高尚な喜劇, ...
Arabic:كوميديا راقية, ...
Hebrew:קוֹמֶדְיָה גְּבוֹהָה, קוֹמֶדְיָה מְשֻׁכְלֶלֶת, ...
Russian:высокая комедия, ...
Ukrainian:витончена комедія, висока комедія, ...
Hindi:हाई कॉमेडी, उच्च कॉमेडी, ...
Bengali:হাই কমেডি, প্রজ্ঞাময় কৌতুক, ...
Catalan:comèdia sofisticada, alta comèdia, ...
Czech:konverzační komedie, vysoká komedie, ...
Danish:sofistikeret komedie, karakterkomedie, ...
Dutch:verfijnde komedie, hoge komedie, ...
Greek:εκλεπτυσμένη κωμωδία, κωμωδία ηθών, ...
Hungarian:társalgási vígjáték, szalonvígjáték, ...
Khmer:កំប្លែងបែបឆ្លាតវៃដែលចំអកសង្គមវណ្ណៈខ្ពស់, កំប្លែងបែបឆ្លាតវៃដែលផ្តោតលើតួអង្គ និងគ្រោងរឿង, ...
Korean:고급 코미디, 지적인 코미디, ...
Persian:کمدی پیشرفته, کمدی پیچیده و ظریف که بر شخصیت‌پردازی و پیرنگ بیش از موقعیت‌های خنده‌آور بدنی تکیه دارد, ...
Polish:wysoka komedia, wyrafinowana komedia, ...
Portuguese (BR):comédia sofisticada, ...
Romanian:comedie înaltă, comedie sofisticată, ...
Swedish:hög komedi, ...
Thai:ละครตลกชั้นสูง, ตลกชั้นสูง, ...
Turkish:yüksek komedi, ...
Vietnamese:hài kịch tinh tế, hài kịch trí tuệ, ...

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