farce
English
/fɑːs/, /fɑɹs/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.
- (countable) A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.
- (uncountable) A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents.
- (uncountable) A ridiculous or empty show.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French farce (stuffing, comic interlude in a mystery play).
Origin
Middle French
farce
Gloss
stuffing, comic interlude in a mystery play
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- farcelike English
- farcement English
- farceness English
- farcical English
- farcicality English
- farcically English
- farcicalness English
- farcify English
- farcilite English
- force English
- forcemeat English
- meat English
- semifarcical English
- unfarcical English
- farciō Latin
- farcir French
- farcéieren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- farce Middle French