comedic C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /kəˈmidɪk/ UK /kəˈmiːdɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to comedy or its techniques Her comedic timing brought the whole audience to tears of laughter. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to comedy or its... comiccomicalhumorousfunnyamusingwitty ↔ Opposites tragicserioussolemn Word family Derived forms comedically Related forms comedycomediancomic Etymology AI details From comedy + -ic, ultimately from Latin comoedia, from Ancient Greek kōmōidía ('comedy'), from kōmos ('revel') + aoidós ('singer'), from aeídein ('to sing'). kōmōidía Ancient Greek kōmos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # comedic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kəˈmidɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˈmiːdɪk/ ## Meanings 1. relating to comedy or its techniques ## Examples - Her comedic timing brought the whole audience to tears of laughter. ## Synonyms - comic - comical - humorous - funny - amusing - witty ## Antonyms - tragic - serious - solemn ## Derived Forms - comedically ## Related Forms - comedy - comedian - comic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: kōmōidía - Root: kōmos ## Etymology From comedy + -ic, ultimately from Latin comoedia, from Ancient Greek kōmōidía ('comedy'), from kōmos ('revel') + aoidós ('singer'), from aeídein ('to sing'). ## AI Etymology Comedic is from comedy + -ic, ultimately from Latin comoedia, from Ancient Greek kōmōidía ('comedy'), from kōmos ('revel') + aoidós ('singer'), from aeídein ('to sing'). Important recorded forms include kōmōidía (Ancient Greek) and kōmos (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers relating to comedy or its techniques. The wider family includes derived forms such as comedically and related words such as comedy, comedian, and comic. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown