comic

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UK /ˈkɒmɪk/ US /ˈkɑmɪk/

adj 4noun 3

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

ADV

richly, truly, wonderfully

The old silent films were truly comic, making audiences laugh without any dialogue.

almost | faintly, mildly, slightly

blackly, grotesquely

The horror film was grotesquely comic, mixing jump scares with silly sound effects.

Definitions

adj

Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.

comic genius

a comic stereotype

Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining.

There is a quartet of comic musicians, who perform on instruments of an inconceivable bassness […]

Unintentionally humorous; amusing, ridiculous.

As there was something excessively comique in the distress of the landlord and his wife […], I could not forbear staying a little to be amused with it.

Of or relating to comics or sequential art.

noun

A comedian.

She started out as a joke-writer on the radio, and first performed as a comic at the ages of 30.

A story composed of drawn images arranged in a sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel.

A children's magazine.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comica

comedian

adjective — arousing or provoking laughter

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

comic genius

Wiktionary

a comic stereotype

Wiktionary

There is a quartet of comic musicians, who perform on instruments of an inconceivable bassness […]

Wiktionary

She started out as a joke-writer on the radio, and first performed as a comic at the ages of 30.

Wiktionary

Your comic books are on the shelf.

Tatoeba · #16901

The comic books were piled on the desk.

Tatoeba · #20574

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, comic is marked as British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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