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comic

American  
[kom-ik] / ˈkɒm ɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characterized by comedy.

    comic opera.

  2. of or relating to a person who acts in or writes comedy.

    a comic actor; a comic dramatist.

  3. of, relating to, or characteristic of comedy.

    comic situations; a comic sense.

  4. provoking laughter; humorous; funny; laughable.

noun

  1. a comedian.

  2. comic book.

  3. comics, comic strips.

  4. the comic, the element or quality of comedy in literature, art, drama, etc..

    An appreciation of the comic came naturally to her.
comic British  
/ ˈkɒmɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, characterized by, or characteristic of comedy

  2. (prenominal) acting in, writing, or composing comedy

    a comic writer

  3. humorous; funny

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who is comic, esp a comic actor; comedian

  2. a book or magazine containing comic strips

  3. (usually plural) comic strips in newspapers, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • noncomic adjective
  • quasi-comic adjective
  • semicomic adjective
  • uncomic adjective

Etymology

Origin of comic

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin cōmicus < Greek kōmikós, equivalent to kôm ( os ) a revel + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

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I’ll just note that writer-director Kristoffer Borgli has misplaced hopes for the comic value of his unusual, even extreme, idea for how a single spoken sentence might endanger a relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The comic, who's currently appearing in season two of the Prime Video show, told BBC Newsbeat about her "nightmare" opponent and how the British comedy scene appears to be having a moment thanks to TV.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The “duck and cover” drills are always treated as the baby boomers’ comic trauma, but it wasn’t so comic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson introduced a famous Far Side comic called Cow Tools.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Joe tossed the comic book he was reading into the messy pile beside him.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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