comic

(kämik)

adjective

  1. of, like, or having to do with comedy
  2. amusing or intended to be amusing; humorous; funny
  3. of comic strips or cartoons

Origin: ME comice < L comicus < Gr kōmikos < kōmos, revel

noun

  1. a comedian
  2. the humorous element in art or life
    1. comic strip or comic book
    2. a section of comic strips, as in a newspaper

See comic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Characteristic of or having to do with comedy.
  2. Of or relating to comic strips.
  3. Amusing; humorous: a comic situation involving the family's pets.
noun
  1. a. A comedian.
    b. A person whose behavior elicits laughter.
  2. a. comics Comic strips.
    b. A comic book.
  3. A source of humor in art or life.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English comice

Origin: , from Latin cōmicus

Origin: , from Greek kōmikos

Origin: , from kōmos, revel

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