comical C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkɑmɪkəl/ UK /ˈkɒmɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj amusing or funny, often unintentionally The kitten made a comical leap and missed the table entirely. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · amusing or funny, often... funnyamusinghumorouslaughabledrollludicrous ↔ Opposites serioustragicsolemngrave Word family Forms comically Derived forms comicallycomicalness Related forms comiccomedycomedian Etymology AI details From comic + -al, from Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek kōmikós ('relating to comedy'), from kōmos ('revel, merrymaking'). kōmikós Ancient Greek kōmos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # comical **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑmɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒmɪkəl/ ## Meanings 1. amusing or funny, often unintentionally ## Examples - The kitten made a comical leap and missed the table entirely. ## Synonyms - funny - amusing - humorous - laughable - droll - ludicrous ## Antonyms - serious - tragic - solemn - grave ## Derived Forms - comically - comicalness ## Related Forms - comic - comedy - comedian ## Roots and Affixes - Root: kōmikós - Root: kōmos ## Etymology From comic + -al, from Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek kōmikós ('relating to comedy'), from kōmos ('revel, merrymaking'). ## AI Etymology Comical is from comic + -al, from Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek kōmikós ('relating to comedy'), from kōmos ('revel, merrymaking'). Important recorded forms include kōmikós (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 amusing or funny, often unintentionally. The wider family includes derived forms such as comically and comicalness and related words such as comic, comedy, and comedian. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown