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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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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