amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible
(adjective) arousing or provoking laughter; “an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls”; “an amusing fellow”; “a comic hat”; “a comical look of surprise”; “funny stories that made everybody laugh”; “a very funny writer”; “it would have been laughable if it hadn’t hurt so much”; “a mirthful experience”; “risible courtroom antics”
comic
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of comedy; “comic hero”
comedian, comic
(noun) a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
comic (comparative more comic, superlative most comic)
Funny; amusing; comical.
Relating to comedy.
• See also funny
• (comedy): comedic, comical
comic (plural comics)
A comedian.
A story composed of cartoon images arranged in sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel.
(British) A children's newspaper.
Source: Wiktionary
Com"ic, a. Etym: [L. comicus pertaining to comedy, Gr. comique. See Comedy.]
1. Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy. I can not for the stage a drama lay, Tragic or comic, but thou writ'st the play. B. Jonson.
2. Causing mirth; ludicrous. "Comic shows." Shak.
Com"ic, n.
Definition: A comedian. [Obs.] Steele.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
