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COMIC
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
Etymology
Adjective
comic (comparative more comic, superlative most comic)
Funny; amusing; comical.
Relating to comedy.
Synonyms
• See also funny
• (comedy): comedic, comical
Noun
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
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