What does COMIC mean?

Definitions for COMIC
ˈkɒm ɪkcom·ic

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word COMIC.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. comedian, comicadjective

    a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

  2. amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risibleadjective

    arousing or provoking laughter

    "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"

  3. comicadjective

    of or relating to or characteristic of comedy

    "comic hero"

Wiktionary

  1. comicnoun

    A comedian

  2. comicnoun

    A cartoon story, a graphic novel

  3. comicnoun

    A children's newspaper

  4. comicadjective

    being funny

  5. comicadjective

    related to comedy

  6. Etymology: From comicus, from κωμικός, from κῶμος.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Comicadjective

    relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy

  2. Comicadjective

    causing mirth; ludicrous

  3. Comicnoun

    a comedian

  4. Etymology: [L. comicus pertaining to comedy, Gr. kwmiko`s: cf. F. comique. See Comedy.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Comic

    kom′ik, adj. relating to comedy: raising mirth: droll.—n. (coll.) an amusing person: (coll.) a comic paper.—adj. Com′ical, funny: queer: ludicrous.—ns. Comical′ity, Com′icalness.—adv. Com′ically.—n. Comique (kō-mēk′), a comic actor or singer. [See Comedy.]

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. comic

    Tragedy viewed from the wings.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of COMIC in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of COMIC in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of COMIC in a Sentence

  1. Will Smith:

    I don't know anything about no comic books but I'm here with Michael Jackson, I ain't gon na tell Michael Jackson that.

  2. Sophia Nelson/Abigail Honeycutt Screenshot/Sophia Nelson:

    I do not regret pointing out that I do not think there should be heterosexual characters, LGBTQ characters, Christian characters or any kind of characters in a kid's comic book about anything to do with anything other than children being children … and having superheroes.

  3. Shawn Robbins:

    Audiences are diverse and complex, and so too is the box office when it's firing on all cylinders, comic book films attract most of the attention, and they certainly are near the center of the industry's financial gravity, but a variety of content aimed at all demographics has always been and will always remain integral to the sustained success of the theatrical experience.

  4. Bob Saget:

    You can make people laugh and it might not be their cup of tea, but you’re doing something great for people. That’s why I’m doing it, we all have the same joke, which is that laughter is the best medicine — no, it’s actually Percocet. Everybody has a version of that. Well, the other one is when they say, you know, if you could just make one person laugh, you’re a really crappy comic.

  5. Christopher Lloyd:

    It was love at first sight, everything just happened so easily with Michael. He has a comic flair, very spontaneous, had wonderful energy. It just all came through. And the chemistry we had between each other -- I felt we never had to work for it. It simply existed.

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Translations for COMIC

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • комичен, комедиен, ко́микс, ко́мик, смешенBulgarian
  • ComicGerman
  • κωμικόςGreek
  • koomiksEstonian
  • کمیکPersian
  • koominen, komedia, sarjakuva, koomikkoFinnish
  • BD, marrant, drôle, cocasse, comédien, bande dessinée, comiqueFrench
  • greannmhar, greannánIrish
  • קומי, קומיקאי, קומיקאיתHebrew
  • comica, banda designateInterlingua
  • komikIndonesian
  • giornalino, giornaletto, comico, striscia, fumettoItalian
  • 漫画Japanese
  • ко́мичар, комичен, стрип, комедискиMacedonian
  • pelawakMalay
  • stripverhaal, komiek, strip, komisch, humorist, stripboek, jeugdkrant, kinderkrant, grappigDutch
  • tegneserieNorwegian
  • komiks, komikPolish
  • humorista, banda desenhada, divertido, cômico, cartum, engraçado, história em quadrinhos, história de quadrinhos, comediante, historinhaPortuguese
  • смешной, комический, комедийный, ко́микс, эксце́нтрик, ко́мик, комичныйRussian
  • smijéšan, kòmičanSerbo-Croatian
  • காமிக்Tamil

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