Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Restoration comedy. Search instead for restoration compared.

Restoration comedy

American  

noun

  1. English comedy of the period of the Restoration, stressing manners and social satire.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The actress continued with the National Theatre for another two years including a performance as Mrs Sullen in the Restoration comedy The Beaux' Stratagem in Los Angeles.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2024

It’s like a Restoration comedy run through a John Waters filter and sprinkled with Luis Buñuel itching powder.

From New York Times Jun. 23, 2022

Herself a trenchant actor, performance is her way into Restoration comedy.

From The Guardian May 21, 2019

Indeed, as many critics here have noted, Mr. Godwin’s production makes a case for this Restoration comedy as a work with a distinctly feminist flavor.

From New York Times Sep. 15, 2015

The pouched badgers explain themselves at once by their very name, like the Plyants, the Pinchwifes, the Brainsicks, and the Carelesses of the Restoration comedy.

From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Grant Allen

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training