comic

¹com·ic

adj \ˈkä-mik\

Definition of COMIC

1

: of, relating to, or marked by comedy <a comic actor>

2

: causing laughter or amusement : funny <a comic monologue>

3

: of or relating to comic strips <the newspaper's comic section>

Examples of COMIC

1. The drama has some comic moments.
2. His comic timing is impeccable.
3. The scene was included for comic effect.

Origin of COMIC

Latin comicus, from Greek kōmikos, from kōmos revel

First Known Use: 1576

Related to COMIC

Synonyms: antic, chucklesome, comedic, funny, comical, droll, farcical, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious

Antonyms: humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical

Related Words: amusing, diverting, entertaining; clownish, knockabout, slapstick, slapsticky, zany; facetious, flip, flippant, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, snickery; jocular, playful, waggish; campy, jokey (also joky); priceless, rich, whimsical, witty, wry; blithesome, gleeful, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, mad, merry, mirthful

Near Antonyms: earnest, grave, no-nonsense, sedate, serious, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid, unsmiling, weighty; affecting, moving, poignant, touching, tragic (also tragical); lachrymose, mournful, sad, sorrowful, tearful, woeful

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