Seriocomic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Seriocomic is an adjective meaning Having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies.
Meaning
Having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies.
More Meanings
- (now historical) A seriocomic performer; especially, a female variety performer working in seriocomic acting and singing.
Example Sentences
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a seriocomic romp through the summer of a group of teenagers.
One day, when Philip had been at the shop for five months, Miss Alice Antonia, the well-known seriocomic, came in and asked to see Mr Sampson.
He addresses the audience directly and confidentially in an extraordinary 124-line adoxograph which is part social satire and part seriocomic plea for our commitment to his suzerainty […].
Word Forms
- seriocomics
Synonyms for seriocomic
Depending on context, synonyms include ludicroserious, seriocomedic, humorous, humourous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include humorous, humourous, two-sided, mixed, bipolar, bisemic.
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