comic

Meaning

Adj

1. Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
2. Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining.
3. Unintentionally humorous; amusing, ridiculous.

Noun

1. A comedian.
2. A story composed of drawn images arranged in a sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel.
3. (British) A children's magazine.

Synonyms

funny

😄

comical

comedian

humorous

laughable

amusing

clown

humourous

risible

comedy

entertainer

humorist

buffon

ironic

jester

ironical

joker

laughing

😆

comic book

droll

mirthful

player

facetious

ridiculous

farcical

cartoon

histrion

funnyman

a writer of comedies

actor

banana man

amusive

artist

🧑‍🎨

buffoon

camp

comedic

comedienne

comic strip

diverting

fun

funny man

gagman

humourist

lighthearted

light-hearted

lightsome

ludicrous

mirth-provoking

ragtime

showman

Translations

comique

comico

cômico

komisch

cómico

κωμικός

comédien

komisch

drôle

😄

grappig

😄

bande dessinée

comediante

Comic

còmic

cómico

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒmɪk/

Etymology

From Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós, “relating to comedy”), from κῶμος (kômos, “carousal”).