Associations to the word «Comic»

Wiktionary

COMIC, adjective. Funny; amusing; comical.
COMIC, adjective. Relating to comedy.
COMIC, noun. A comedian.
COMIC, noun. A cartoon story, a graphic novel.
COMIC, noun. (British) A children's newspaper.
COMIC BOOK, noun. (comics) A book or magazine that uses sequences of drawings to tell a story or series of stories, primarily in serialized form, usually fiction.
COMIC BOOKS, noun. Plural of comic book
COMIC RELIEF, noun. (narratology) The inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.
COMIC STRIP, noun. (comics) A series of illustrations, in sequence, often but not necessarily depicting something funny or political in nature.
COMIC STRIPS, noun. Plural of comic strip

Dictionary definition

COMIC, noun. A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts.
COMIC, adjective. 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".
COMIC, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of comedy; "comic hero".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats