melodrama

English Thesaurus

1. an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	comedy,
definition	:	light and humorous drama with a happy ending (noun.communication)

derivation	:	histrionic, melodramatic,
definition	:	characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected (adj.all)

derivation	:	histrionic, melodramatic,
definition	:	characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected (adj.all)