Meaning of comic in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈkɑmɪk/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   comic

   Definitions

   1. arousing or provoking laughter

   Examples

   • « 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 laughab »

   Synonyms

   • humorous
   • humourous

2. Noun

   comic

   Definitions

   1. a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

3. Qualitative Adjective

   comic

   Etymology

   late 16th century: via Latin from Greek kōmikos, from kōmos‘revel’

   Definitions

   1. of or relating to or characteristic of comedy

   Examples

   • « comic hero »