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

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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

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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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