COMEDIENNE
Dictionary entry overview: What does comedienne mean?
• COMEDIENNE (noun)
The noun COMEDIENNE has 2 senses:
1. a female actor in a comedy
2. a female comedian
Familiarity information: COMEDIENNE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• COMEDIENNE (noun)
Meaning:
A female actor in a comedy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("comedienne" is a kind of...):
comedian (an actor in a comedy)
Instance hyponyms:
Eleanor Gwyn; Eleanor Gwynn; Eleanor Gwynne; Gwynn; Gynne; Gywn; Nell Gwynn; Nell Gwynne; Nell Gywn (English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687))
Meaning:
A female comedian
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("comedienne" is a kind of...):
comedian; comic (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)
Instance hyponyms:
Allen; Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen; Gracie; Gracie Allen (United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964))
Ball; Lucille Ball (United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989))
Coca; Imogene Coca (United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001))
Sophie Tucker; Tucker (United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966))
Mae West; West (United States film actress (1892-1980))
