comic

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See also: Comic, cómic, còmic, and çomıç

English

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Etymology

From Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós, “relating to comedy”), from κῶμος (kômos, “carousal”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

comic (comparative more comic, superlative most comic)

  1. Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
    comic genius
    a comic stereotype
  2. Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining.
    • 1954, Canadian Saturday Night: A Magazine of Business & National Affairs:
      There is a quartet of comic musicians, who perform on instruments of an inconceivable bassness […]
  3. Unintentionally humorous; amusing, ridiculous.
    • 1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 262:
      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.

Synonyms

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Noun

comic (plural comics)

  2. A comedian.
    She started out as a joke-writer on the radio, and first performed as a comic at the ages of 30.
  4. A story composed of drawn images arranged in a sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel.
  5. (British) A children's magazine.

Derived terms

Translations

cartoon story
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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French comique, from Latin comicus.

Adjective

comic m or n (feminine singular comică, masculine plural comici, feminine and neuter plural comice)

  1. comical

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite comic comică comici comice
definite comicul comica comicii comicele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite comic comice comici comice
definite comicului comicei comicilor comicelor

Spanish

Noun

comic m (plural comics)

  1. Misspelling of cómic.
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