¹comic

adjective com·ic \ˈkä-mik\

: of or relating to a comedy

: causing laughter or amusement

Full Definition of COMIC

: of, relating to, or marked by comedy <a comic actor>

: causing laughter or amusement : funny <a comic monologue>

: of or relating to comic strips <the newspaper's comic section>

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Origin of COMIC

Latin comicus, from Greek kōmikos, from kōmos revel

First Known Use: 1576

Related to COMIC

Synonyms: antic, chucklesome, comedic, funny, comical, droll, farcical, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious

Antonyms: humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical

Synonym Discussion of COMIC

laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, comic, comical mean provoking laughter or mirth. laughable applies to anything occasioning laughter <laughable attempts at skating>. ludicrous suggests absurdity that excites both laughter and scorn <a thriller with a ludicrous plot>. ridiculous suggests extreme absurdity, foolishness, or contemptibility <a ridiculous display of anger>. comic applies especially to what arouses thoughtful amusement <a comic character>. comical applies to what arouses spontaneous hilarity <a comical hat>.