comic

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkɑmɪk/ UK /ˈkɒmɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #4915

Meanings

1

adj
Funny and meant to make people laugh.

The film had several comic scenes that made everyone laugh.
2

adj
Relating to comedy as a type of performance or writing.

He has a real comic talent for telling jokes.
3

noun
A performer whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes.

She first performed as a comic when she was thirty.

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Synonyms

1 adj · funny and meant to make... funny

3 noun · a performer whose job is to... comedian

More comedic comical

Word family

Forms comics

Derived forms comic-adjacentcomicanacomicdomcomicscomicverseminicomicmomicphotocomicscienticomicscientificomicwebcomic

Related forms comedian comedy comicalcomicalitycomicallycomicalnesscomicnesscomiconomenclaturistcomicryheroicomicnoncomicsemicomic

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comic book
a magazine-format publication with illustrated sequential stories

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

comicus Latin κωμικός Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities

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# comic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑmɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒmɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 4915

## Meanings
1. Funny and meant to make people laugh.
2. Relating to comedy as a type of performance or writing.
3. A performer whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes.

## Examples
- The film had several comic scenes that made everyone laugh.
- He has a real comic talent for telling jokes.
- She first performed as a comic when she was thirty.

## Synonyms
- comedic
- comical

## Derived Forms
- comic-adjacent
- comicana
- comicdom
- comics
- comicverse
- minicomic
- momic
- photocomic
- scienticomic
- scientificomic
- webcomic

## Related Forms
- comedian
- comedy
- comical
- comicality
- comically
- comicalness
- comicness
- comiconomenclaturist
- comicry
- heroicomic
- noncomic
- semicomic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: comicus
- Root: κωμικός

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

## AI Etymology
comic is an adjective and noun. It is from Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós, “relating to comedy”), from κῶμος (kômos, “carousal”). Historical forms in the chain include comicus (Latin) and κωμικός (Ancient Greek). Current senses include funny and meant to make people laugh, relating to comedy as a type of performance or writing, and a performer whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes. Derived forms include comic-adjacent, comicana, comicdom, comics, and comicverse. Related words include comedian, comedy, comical, and comicality.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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