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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024farce /fɑrs/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Literaturea comedy based on unlikely situations and exaggerated effects:the latest farce on Broadway.
- a foolish, false, or meaningless show;
ridiculous sham;
mockery:dishonest politicians who make a farce of good government.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024farce (färs),USA pronunciation n., v., farced, farc•ing. n. - a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- humor of the type displayed in such works.
- foolish show;
mockery;
a ridiculous sham. - Food[Cookery.]forcemeat.
v.t. - to season (a speech or composition), esp. with witty material.
- [Obs.]to stuff;
cram.
- Latin farcīre
- Old French farcir
- Vulgar Latin *farsa, noun, nominal use of feminine of Latin farsus, earlier fartus stuffed, past participle of farcīre to stuff; (verb, verbal) Middle English farsen
- Middle French farce
- (noun, nominal) Middle English fars stuffing 1300–50
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged burlesque, travesty.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: farce /fɑːs/ n - a broadly humorous play based on the exploitation of improbable situations
- the genre of comedy represented by works of this kind
- a ludicrous situation or action
- Also: farcemeat
another name for forcemeat
Etymology: 14th Century (in the sense: stuffing): from Old French, from Latin farcīre to stuff, interpolate passages (in the mass, in religious plays, etc) |