Definition of 'comic'
Word forms: plural comics
1. adjective
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Comic is used to describe comedy as a form of entertainment, and the actors and entertainers who perform it.
4. countable noun
5. plural noun [usually the NOUN]
The comics is the part of a newspaper that contains the comic strips.
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comic in British English
adjective
1.
noun
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Word origin
C16: from Latin cōmicus, from Greek kōmikos relating to comedyWord Frequency
comic in American English
adjective
1.
of, like, or having to do with comedy
2.
amusing or intended to be amusing; humorous; funny
3.
of comic strips or cartoons
noun
4.
a comedian
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈfunny
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Word origin
ME comice < L comicus < Gr kōmikos < kōmos, revel
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British English: comic
/ˈkɒmɪk/ NOUN
A comic is an entertainer who tells jokes in order to make people laugh.
- American English: comic /ˈkɒmɪk/
- Arabic: مـُمَثِّل هَزْلِيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: cômico
- Chinese: 滑稽演员
- Croatian: komičar
- Czech: komik
- Danish: komiker
- Dutch: grappenmaker
- European Spanish: humorista
- Finnish: koomikko
- French: comique
- German: Komiker
- Greek: κωμικός
- Italian: comico
- Japanese: 喜劇俳優
- Korean: 코미디언
- Norwegian: komiker
- Polish: komik
- European Portuguese: cómico
- Romanian: comic
- Russian: комик
- Latin American Spanish: actor cómico
- Swedish: serietidning
- Thai: นักแสดงตลก
- Turkish: komik
- Ukrainian: комік
- Vietnamese: diễn viên hài
British English: comic
ADJECTIVE /ˈkɒmɪk/
If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh.
The novel is comic and tragic.
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