comedy of manners


noun

a comedy satirizing the manners and customs of a social class, especially one dealing with the amorous intrigues of fashionable society.

Origin of comedy of manners

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby comedy of manners

British Dictionary definitions for comedy of manners

comedy of manners

noun

a comedy dealing with the way of life and foibles of a social group
the genre represented by works of this type