comical

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkɑmɪkəl/ UK /ˈkɒmɪkəl/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
amusing or funny, often unintentionally

The kitten made a comical leap and missed the table entirely.

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Synonyms

1 adj · amusing or funny, often... funny amusing humorous laughable droll ludicrous

Opposites

serious tragic solemn grave

Word family

Forms comically

Derived forms comicallycomicalness

Related forms comic comedy comedian

Etymology

From comic + -al, from Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek kōmikós ('relating to comedy'), from kōmos ('revel, merrymaking').

kōmikós Ancient Greek kōmos Ancient Greek

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# 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

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