comicry

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noun

The power to cause mirth; comicalness.

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Meanings

nouncomicry (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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

From comic + -ry.

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APA

comicry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comicry

MLA

“comicry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comicry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comicry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comicry.

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