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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.