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Word | Burlesque |
Urdu Meaning | کوائف, هنسي کي نقل, تمسخر آميز, مضحکہ خیز نقل |
a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way / to imitate in a comical or mocking manner, or to parody / Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity / a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor / give an imitation that ridicules / an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody. / a play, story, novel, etc., that makes a serious subject seem funny or ridiculous / a kind of entertainment that was popular in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and that included funny performances, singing, dancing, etc., and sometimes performances in which women took off their clothes, | |
Usage | ⇒ Burlesque theater ⇒ In Spaceballs, Rick Moranis burlesques Darth Vader of Star Wars, outrageously parodying Vader's stiff walk and hollow voice. ⇒ The book is a burlesque of Victorian society. ⇒ the funniest burlesque of opera |
Synonyms | caricature, parody, lampoon, travesty, spoof, mock, satire, mockery, ridicule, pasquinade, take off, farce, mimic, satirize, take-off, takeoff, send-up, sham, cartoon, drama, |
Antonyms | absolute, actual, authentic, certain, current, effective, extant, farce, feasible, forthcoming, genuine, good, historical, honest, indisputable, intrinsic, literal, lively, native, natural, |
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