Farce - English meaning

fɑːs

Farce – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.
Usage examples:
He toured the backwoods in second-rate farces
Synonims:
Slapstick comedyBroad comedySlapstickBurlesqueVaudevilleTravestyBuffoonerySkitSquibPasquinade

noun
A humorous play in which the characters become involved in unlikely situations, or the humor in this type of play
Usage examples:
The meeting turned out to be a farce since no one had prepared anything.

noun
A humorous play or film where the characters become involved in unlikely situations

noun
The style of writing or acting in this type of play
Usage examples:
The play suddenly changes from farce to tragedy.

noun
A situation that is very badly organized or unfair
Usage examples:
No one had prepared anything so the meeting was a bit of a farce.

Farce translation into English

Farce: translate from English into Chinese

闹剧, 滑稽剧, 丑剧, 胡闹, 滑稽戏, 趣剧, 笑剧

Farce: translate from English into Dutch

Farce, Klucht, Kluchtspel, Pots

Farce: translate from English into French

Farce, Faire une farce

Farce: translate from English into German

Farce, Posse, Komödie, Schwank, Schnurre

Farce: translate from English into Hindi

स्वांग, प्रहसन, तमाशा, मज़ाक, ढोंग, पाखंड

Farce: translate from English into Italian

Palcoscenico, Farsa, Buffonata

Farce: translate from English into Korean

소극, 희극, 익살, 어리석은 짓거리, 익살광대극, 익살을 섞다, 기지를 섞다, 소를 넣다

Farce: translate from English into Russian

Фарс, Балаган, Фарш, Шутка, Шпиговать, Грубая выходка, Фаршировать

Farce: translate from English into Spanish

Farsa, Absurdo, Tontería, Cosa loca

Word origin

early 16th century: from French, literally ‘stuffing’, from farcir ‘to stuff’, from Latin farcire . An earlier sense of ‘forcemeat stuffing’ became used metaphorically for comic interludes ‘s

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Farce synonims

buffoonery

bəˈfuː.nər.i

noun
Behaviour that is ridiculous but amusing.
Usage examples:
The film is full of wordplay and buffoonery

noun
The behaviour of a person who does silly things, usually to make other people laugh
Usage examples:
Her performance was sheer buffoonery., his buffoonery was becoming tiresome.

Buffoonery - all meanings in English

burlesque

bɜːˈlesk

noun
An absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody.
Usage examples:
A novel which is a burlesque of the literary life

verb
Parody or imitate in an absurd or comically exaggerated way.
Usage examples:
A mock-heroic farce that burlesques the affectations of restoration heroic drama

noun
A type of writing or acting that tries to make something serious seem stupid and funny
Usage examples:
The dance scene is in part a burlesque of bollywood films., the political burlesques are not very h…

Burlesque - all meanings in English

pasquinade

noun
A satire or lampoon, originally one displayed or delivered in a public place.
Usage examples:
He delivered a long pasquinade at the expense of my friend

Pasquinade - all meanings in English

skit

noun
A short comedy sketch or piece of humorous writing, especially a parody.
Usage examples:
A skit on daytime magazine programmes

Skit - all meanings in English

slapstick

noun
Comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions and humorously embarrassing events.
Usage examples:
Slapstick humour

Slapstick - all meanings in English

squib

noun
A small firework that burns with a hissing sound before exploding.
Usage examples:
I have these little squibs that explode to make it look like bullets are hitting.

verb
Kick (the ball) a comparatively short distance on a kick-off; execute (a kick) in this way.
Usage examples:
We decided to squib the kick

noun
A small firework consisting of a tube filled with powder that makes a hissing noise when it is lit

Squib - all meanings in English

travesty

noun
A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.
Usage examples:
The absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice

verb
Represent in a false, absurd, or distorted way.
Usage examples:
Michael has betrayed the family by travestying them in his plays

noun
Something that completely fails to do what it is intended or expected to do, and therefore seems ridiculous
Usage examples:
The police chief called the judge’s ruling a travesty of justice.

Travesty - all meanings in English

vaudeville

noun
A type of entertainment popular chiefly in the us in the early 20th century, featuring a mixture of speciality acts such as burlesque comedy and song and dance.
Usage examples:
His comedic roots are in vaudeville

noun
A type of theatre entertainment in the 1800s and early 1900s that included music, dancing, and jokes

Vaudeville - all meanings in English

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