comic
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1.9
- adjective
- /ˈkɑːmɪk/
:
cómico
- -Yeah, 'cause you know like, we could use a little comic relief out here.
- comic relief
- comic novel
- comic sketch
The Matthew Vaughn directed would be comic spy blockbuster.
- The Matthew Vaughn directed would be comic spy blockbuster.
- So a balancing of the serious and the comic together.
- No offense, but it sounds like some comic gobbledygook.
- There's something comic, something funny about it.
- I mean, the timing was just like comic Oh God was launching.
- So we've just had this tragic comic bean sprouts on a human face.
Examples
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And if you look at almost any comic film, that's what happens.
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Robot & Frank is at once a comic caper movie and an elegiac examination of aging and loss.
Academic text (2017) -
I am sorry you find us so comic, sir.
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There's something comic, something funny about it.
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So would you like musicals or comic villains?
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The comedian's comic timing had everyone in the audience laughing uncontrollably.
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Her comic remarks made the otherwise dull meeting much more enjoyable.
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He always found a way to add a comic twist to even the most serious situations.
Synonyms
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1.0
Causing people to laugh or smile
264
1.5
Causing people to laugh loudly
208
1.0
Causes people to laugh and feel happy
85
3.8
Quick clever remarks that make people laugh
76
1.6
Funny in a way that makes people laugh
39
3.1
Making people laugh because it is silly or unusual
34
3.7
About being funny and making people laugh
21
7.5
Showing dry, slightly mocking humor and not taking things seriously
6
3.9
Said or done to be funny rather than serious
3
8.0
To make people laugh
2
1.2
Meant to be funny, not serious
1
6.3
Full of joy and laughter
Antonyms
Compounds
233
1.4
A magazine with pictures and words that tell stories, often about superheroes or adventures
How Funny
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Comic comes from the same root as comedy, an old kind of play meant to make people laugh, so it paints a picture of fun and laughter. So comic describes something that is 'funny' or meant to make people laugh.