English Explanatory Dictionary

comedy of manners

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A comic work that satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters.

Word forms

comedy of manners comedies of manners

Related words

comedy of errors
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