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comicry

comicry noun: the power to cause mirth; comicalness.

Noun

comicry (uncountable)

  1. The power to cause mirth; comicalness.
    • But neither has Addison his freshness, his hearty and broad ridicule, the cheerful comicry which will not be satisfied with an elegant simper, but must have the loud and open laugh.1869, Henry Giles, “Oliver Goldsmith”, in Lectures and Essays on Irish and Other Subject

Origin of comicry

From comic + -ry.

Questions about comicry

What does comicry mean?
Comicry means the power to cause mirth; comicalness.
What part of speech is comicry?
Comicry is a noun.

Words near comicry in the dictionary

  1. comiconomenclaturists
  2. comicotragedies
  3. comicotragedy
  4. comicotragic
  5. comicotragical
  6. comicry
  7. comics
  8. Comicsgate
  9. comicsverse
  10. comicsverses
  11. comicverse

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