[syn: amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible]
2. of or relating to or characteristic of comedy;
- Example: "comic hero"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Comic \Com"ic\ (k[o^]m"[i^]k), a. [L. comicus pertaining to
comedy, Gr. kwmiko`s: cf. F. comique. See Comedy.]
1. Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy.
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I can not for the stage a drama lay,
Tragic or comic, but thou writ'st the play. --B.
Jonson.
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2. Causing mirth; ludicrous. "Comic shows." --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Comic \Com"ic\, n.
A comedian. [Obs.] --Steele.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
comic
adj 1: 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" [syn: amusing, comic, comical, funny,
laughable, mirthful, risible]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of comedy; "comic hero"
n 1: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs
comical acts [syn: comedian, comic]