blijspel — meaning in English

English meaning

• comedy noun A form of entertainment, especially a play, film, or performance, meant to amuse and often ending happily.
• farce noun A comic play or film built on absurd situations, mistaken identity, slamming doors and characters behaving with wild improbability, written purely to get laughs rather than to say anything serious.

Senses

blijspel is used for these senses in English:

• comedy (countable) a light, amusing play with a happy ending
• comedy (countable, drama) a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
• farce (countable) A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.

comedy — full definition

1. noun A form of entertainment, especially a play, film, or performance, meant to amuse and often ending happily.
2. noun The genre or art of humorous performance and writing in general.

farce — full definition

1. noun A comic play or film built on absurd situations, mistaken identity, slamming doors and characters behaving with wild improbability, written purely to get laughs rather than to say anything serious.
2. noun A situation or process so badly handled or so obviously rigged that it cannot be taken seriously.
3. noun In cookery, a seasoned stuffing of minced meat, herbs or breadcrumbs used to fill poultry, fish or vegetables.

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