See Also: comic(dictionary)
comic book(encyclopedia)
comic strip(encyclopedia)
Comic Relief(dictionary)
comic 1, adjective(dictionary)
comic 2, noun(dictionary)
comic strip(dictionary)

comic (iou)



comic adjective & noun. L16.
[Latin comicus from Greek komikos from komos revel: see -IC.]
A. adjective.
Pertaining to or in the style of comedy. L16.
Causing or meant to cause laughter; facetious; burlesque; funny. M18.
W. S. Maugham Our use of the same word..had a comic effect, so that we were obliged to laugh. J. Irving I promise..to perform comic stunts and make you laugh all night.
Special collocations: comic book a book of strip cartoons. comic opera: with much spoken dialogue, and usu. humorous treatment. comic paper = sense B.3 below. comic relief comic episodes in a play etc. intended to offset more serious portions; the relaxation of tension etc. provided by such episodes. comic strip a strip cartoon telling a comic story.
b. noun.
A comic writer; = COMEDIAN 1. E17-M18.
a. A comic actor; = COMEDIAN 2. E17-E18.
b. An entertainer whose act is designed to make the audience laugh; an amusing person. Cf. COMEDIAN 3. E20.
A light or amusing paper; a periodical with narrative mainly in pictures (orig. and chiefly for children); in pl. also, comic strips in a newspaper etc. L19.
HORROR comic.
b. A comic film, television programme, etc. E20.
? Cf. TRAGIC.