comedy of manners


comedy of manners

n. pl. comedies of manners A comedy satirizing the attitudes and behavior of a particular social group, often of fashionable society.

comedy of manners

n 1. (Theatre) a comedy dealing with the way of life and foibles of a social group 2. (Theatre) the genre represented by works of this type

com′edy of man′ners


n. a comedy satirizing the manners and customs of a social class. [1815–25]
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