1. plural of comedy; plays, movies, or other works intended to be funny and entertaining
2. plural of comedy; amusing or ridiculous situations or events

Examples

• Shakespeare wrote both tragedies and comedies during his career.
• The theater is showing three romantic comedies this month.
• She prefers watching comedies to horror movies.
• The film festival featured several award-winning comedies.
• His life was full of small comedies and mishaps.
• The comedies of errors that occurred during the wedding made everyone laugh.
• Classic comedies from the 1980s are still popular today.