comic

²comic

noun

Definition of COMIC

1

: comedian <a stand-up comic>

2

: the comic element

3

a : comic strip b : comic book c plural : the part of a newspaper devoted to comic strips

Examples of COMIC

1. <posted an especially funny comic by the watercooler>
2. <a celebrated humorist who, without fail, could find the comic in even the most mundane of situations>

First Known Use of COMIC

1581

Related to COMIC

Synonyms: card, comedian, humorist, droll, farceur, funnyman, gagger, gagman, gagster, jester, joker, jokester, wag, wit

Antonyms: pathos

Related Words: comedienne, entertainer; banterer, cutup, kidder, knockabout, practical joker, prankster, quipper, quipster, teaser, wisecracker; buffoon, clown, fool, harlequin, zany; caricaturist, lampooner, parodist, satirist

Near Antonyms: agony, anguish, dolor, grief, heartache, heartbreak, misery, sorrow, torment, torture, tribulation, woe; gravity, seriousness, soberness, solemnity, solemnness, somberness

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