Farce vs. Farse

Farce vs. Farse — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Farce and Farse

Farcenoun

(uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.

Farsenoun

A vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy.

Farcenoun

(countable) A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.

The farce that we saw last night had us laughing and shaking our heads at the same time.

Farseverb

(transitive) To insert vernacular paraphrases into (a Latin liturgy).

Farcenoun

(uncountable) A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents.

The first month of labor negotiations was a farce.

Farcenoun

(uncountable) A ridiculous or empty show.

The political arena is a mere farce, with all sorts of fools trying to grab power.
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Farceverb

To stuff with forcemeat.

Farceverb

(figurative) To fill full; to stuff.

Farceverb

(obsolete) To make fat.

Farceverb

(obsolete) To swell out; to render pompous.

Farcenoun

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

Farcenoun

mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs

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