comic

See also còmic, and çomıç

English

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Etymology

From Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (komikos, “relating to comedy”), from κῶμος (kōmos, “carousal”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒmɪk/, X-SAMPA: /"kQmIk/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈkɑmɪk/, X-SAMPA: /"kAmIk/

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• Rhymes: -ɒmɪk

Adjective

comic (comparative more comic, superlative most comic)

1. Funny; amusing; comical.
2. Relating to comedy.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:funny

Related terms

• comedian
• comical
• comicality
• comically
• comicalness
• comic strip

Translations

being funny

• Bulgarian: смешен (bg) (smešen), комичен (bg) (komičen)
• Dutch: grappig (nl), komisch (nl)
• Finnish: koominen (fi)
• French: comique (fr), drôle (fr), cocasse (fr), marrant (fr)
• Greek: κωμικός (el) (komikós) m
• Hebrew: קומי (qomi) m

• Irish: greannmhar (ga)
• Italian: comico (it)
• Macedonian: комичен (mk) (kómičen) m
• Portuguese: cômico (pt), engraçado (pt), divertido (pt)
• Russian: комический (ru) (komíčeskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: kòmičan (sh), smijéšan (sh)

related to comedy

• Bulgarian: комичен (bg) (komičen), комедиен (bg) (komedien)
• Dutch: komisch (nl)
• Finnish: koominen, komedia-
• Greek: κωμικός (el) (komikós) m
• Hebrew: קומי (qomi) m

• Italian: comico (it)
• Macedonian: комедиски (mk) (komédiski) m, комичен (mk) (kómičen) m
• Portuguese: cômico (pt)
• Russian: комедийный (ru) (komedíjnyj)

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• Catalan: còmic m

• French: comique m and f
• Interlingua: comic (ia)

Noun

comic (plural comics)

1. A comedian.
2. A cartoon story, a graphic novel.
3. (UK) A children's newspaper.

Related terms

• comic book

Translations

a comedian

• Bulgarian: комик (bg) (komik) m
• Dutch: komiek m, humorist m
• Finnish: koomikko (fi)
• French: comédien (fr) m
• Greek: κωμικός (el) (komikós) m
• Hebrew: קומיקאי (qomiqai) m, קומיקאית (qomiqait) f
• Interlingua: comica f

• Italian: comico (it) m
• Macedonian: комичар (mk) (kómičar) m
• Malay: pelawak (ms)
• Polish: komik (pl) m
• Portuguese: comediante m and f, humorista m and f
• Russian: комик (ru) (kómik) m

a cartoon story

• Bulgarian: комикс (bg) (komiks) m
• Dutch: strip m, stripboek n, stripverhaal n
• Estonian: koomiks (et) pl
• Finnish: sarjakuva (fi)
• French: bande dessinée (fr) f, BD (fr) f
• German: Comic (de) m
• Indonesian: komik (id)
• Interlingua: banda designate

• Irish: greannán (ga) m
• Italian: fumetto (it) m, striscia (it) f
• Japanese: 漫画 (まんが, manga)
• Macedonian: стрип (mk) (strip) m
• Polish: komiks (pl) m
• Portuguese: cartun m/f, história em quadrinhos f, história de quadrinhos f, banda desenhada f, historinha f
• Russian: комикс (ru) (kómiks) m

a children's newspaper

• Dutch: jeugdkrant, kinderkrant

• Italian: giornaletto (it) m, giornalino (it) m

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• Catalan: còmic m, patufet m
• Indonesian: komik, cergam, cerita bergambar

• Interlingua: comico