comedienne
/kəˌmiːdiˈen/noun
उच्चारण कमीडिएन
महिला हास्य-कलाकार
Core word
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[C] old-fashioned
a woman who entertains people by telling jokes or acting in comedy
महिला हास्य-कलाकार
- The comedienne kept the audience laughing for an hour.
- Radhika's favourite comedienne is performing in Delhi.
- The comedienne began her career performing at college festivals.
+ 2 more examples
- A young comedienne from Pune won the talent show this year.
- She is a talented comedienne who writes all her own jokes.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a comedienne (countable, feminine)
Comedienne is the feminine form and is countable; the plural is comediennes.
'Comedienne' स्त्रीलिंग रूप है और countable है; इसका plural 'comediennes' है।
- She was a gifted comedienne of the 1980s.
- Three comediennes shared the stage.
comedienne vs comedian
Many people now use comedian for women as well; comedienne sounds old-fashioned or may be seen as unnecessary.
अब बहुत से लोग महिलाओं के लिए भी 'comedian' का प्रयोग करते हैं; 'comedienne' पुराना लगता है या अनावश्यक माना जाता है।
- She prefers to be called a comedian, not a comedienne.
a comedienne in / on + film or show
Use in for a film or play and on for a television programme.
फ़िल्म या नाटक के लिए 'in' और टेलीविज़न कार्यक्रम के लिए 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
- She was the main comedienne in that film.
- A comedienne on the radio show read out funny letters.
comedienne + who-clause
A relative clause with who gives the details of what makes her popular.
'Who' वाला relative clause बताता है कि उसे लोकप्रिय क्या बनाता है।
- She is a comedienne who writes her own scripts.
comedienne (spelling and stress)
The word ends in -enne, with the stress on the third syllable, and is borrowed from French.
यह शब्द -enne पर समाप्त होता है, तीसरे syllable पर stress आता है और फ्रेंच से लिया गया है।
- The comedienne won applause at the Pune festival.
+Collocations 5
adjective + comedienne
famoustalentedveteranstand-uppopular
- The veteran comedienne still performs on stage.
verb + comedienne
hirebecomeapplaudcastinvite
- The college invited a comedienne to its fest.
comedienne + verb
performmimictourjokeretire
- The comedienne mimicked famous singers.
comedienne + noun
careerroleactstylefan
- Her comedienne career began in a school play.
comedienne + preposition
of the yearof the stageon televisionfrom Kerala
- She was named comedienne of the year.
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- The comedienne made the judges laugh before she began her audition.
हास्य-अभिनेत्री ने ऑडिशन शुरू करने से पहले ही निर्णायकों को हँसा दिया।
- Radhika's aunt was a well-known comedienne in Gujarati theatre.
राधिका की मौसी गुजराती रंगमंच की प्रसिद्ध हास्य-अभिनेत्री थीं।
- The old film is remembered for a comedienne who sang and danced at once.
पुरानी फ़िल्म को एक ऐसी हास्य-अभिनेत्री के लिए याद किया जाता है जो गाती भी थी और नाचती भी।
- No comedienne had ever opened the festival before her.
उससे पहले किसी हास्य-अभिनेत्री ने कभी उस महोत्सव का उद्घाटन नहीं किया था।
- The critics praised her as the best comedienne of her generation.
आलोचकों ने उसे अपनी पीढ़ी की सर्वश्रेष्ठ हास्य-अभिनेत्री कहकर सराहा।
- The comedienne wore a simple saree and held the stage for an hour.
हास्य-अभिनेत्री ने सादी साड़ी पहनी थी और एक घंटे तक मंच संभाले रखा।
AaSpelling
co·me·di·enne
§Grammar and usage
Usage: Many women performers now prefer to be called comedians, so comedienne is old-fashioned.
Usage: अब कई महिला कलाकार comedians कहलाना पसंद करती हैं, इसलिए comedienne पुराने ढंग का शब्द है।