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comedy of manners

com·e·dy of man·ner
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kom-i-dee uhv, ov man-er]
    • /ˈkɒm ɪ di ʌv, ɒv ˈmæn ər/
    • /ˈkɒmədi əv ˈmæn.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-i-dee uhv, ov man-er]
    • /ˈkɒm ɪ di ʌv, ɒv ˈmæn ər/

Definitions of comedy of manners words

  • noun comedy of manners a comedy dealing with the way of life and foibles of a social group 3
  • noun comedy of manners the genre represented by works of this type 3
  • noun comedy of manners a type of comedy depicting and satirizing the manners and customs of fashionable society 3
  • noun comedy of manners a comedy satirizing the manners and customs of a social class, especially one dealing with the amorous intrigues of fashionable society. 1
  • noun comedy of manners A comic work that satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters. 0
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Origin of comedy of manners

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Comedy of manners

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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comedy of manners popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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