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
comedian, comicadjective
a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
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"
comicadjective
of or relating to or characteristic of comedy
"comic hero"
Wiktionary
comicnoun
A comedian
comicnoun
A cartoon story, a graphic novel
comicnoun
A children's newspaper
comicadjective
being funny
comicadjective
related to comedy
Etymology: From comicus, from κωμικός, from κῶμος.
ChatGPT
comic
A comic is a medium that uses images arranged in sequence, often combined with text, to tell a story, create humor, or express ideas. Types of comics include comic strips, comic books, online or digital comics, and graphic novels. A comic can also refer to a comedian, someone who creates and performs comedy to entertain an audience.
Webster Dictionary
Comicadjective
relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy
Comicadjective
causing mirth; ludicrous
Comicnoun
a comedian
Etymology: [L. comicus pertaining to comedy, Gr. kwmiko`s: cf. F. comique. See Comedy.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
comic
Tragedy viewed from the wings.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of comic in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of comic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of comic in a Sentence
We’re seeing success and people are enthusiastic. Customers are enthusiastic and that’s why they hate us, this is what I do. This is my passion. I’m a comic book lifer.
Ya know, if you treated every comic the way you treated me tonight. You would never see a bad show.
They've successfully reintroduced this comic book movie as a very serious artistic endeavor.
Fans saved Star Trek back in the day and they sort of invented fandom and invented conventions, fan conventions so it seems poetic that we end up here on the 50th anniversary so to bring it straight to the fans who have given us our lives and our livelihood, comic Con is the ultimate playground for someone that's a fan boy or girl.
It gives me hope that the next generation of comic book readers and consumers can see themselves accurately depicted and portrayed on the page and the TV and film screen.
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Translations for comic
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- 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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