comedy of manners
comedy of manners noun: a comic work that satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters.
Noun
comedy of manners (plural comedies of manners)
- A comic work that satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters.
- “The great millennial novelist”—the mantle has been thrust, by Boomers and Gen Xers alike, upon the Irish writer Sally Rooney, whose two carefully observed and gentle comedies of manners both appeared before her twenty-eighth birthday.2019 April 18, Madeleine Schwartz, “How Should a Millennial Be?”, in The New York Review, →ISSN
comedy of manners meaning in Tamil
comedy of manners in Tamil
- மேட்டுக்குடி இன்பியல்
Forms of comedy of manners
| plural | comedies of manners |
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Questions about comedy of manners
- What does comedy of manners mean?
- Comedy of manners means a comic work that satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters.
- What is comedy of manners in Tamil?
- Comedy of manners in Tamil is மேட்டுக்குடி இன்பியல். See Comedy of manners meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is comedy of manners?
- Comedy of manners is a noun.
- What is the plural of comedy of manners?
- The plural of comedy of manners is comedies of manners.
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