ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (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

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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