comic (noun)
1comic — (adj.) late 14c., of comedy in the dramatic sense, from L. comicus, from Gk. komikos of or pertaining to comedy, from komos (see COMEDY (Cf. comedy)). Meaning intentionally funny first recorded 1791, and comedic (1630s) has since picked up the… …
2comic relief — noun : a relief of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episode or item interposed in the midst of serious or tragic elements (as in drama); also : something that causes such relief * * * Comic Relief [Comic Relief] a British charity …
3comic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) causing or meant to cause laughter. 2) relating to or in the style of comedy. ► NOUN 1) a comedian. 2) a children s periodical containing comic strips. ORIGIN Greek k mikos, from k …
4comic book — noun a magazine devoted to comic strips (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑magazine, ↑mag • Part Meronyms: ↑comic strip, ↑cartoon strip, ↑strip, ↑funnies …
5comic strip — noun a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book • Syn: ↑cartoon strip, ↑strip, ↑funnies • Hypernyms: ↑cartoon, ↑sketch • Part Holonyms: ↑newspaper, ↑ …
6comic book — noun Date: 1941 a magazine containing sequences of comic strips usually hyphenated in attributive use …
7comic relief — noun Date: 1875 a relief from the emotional tension especially of a drama that is provided by the interposition of a comic episode or element …
8comic book — noun Comic book is used before these nouns: ↑artist, ↑movie, ↑writer …
9comic opera — noun count or uncount an opera that tells a humorous story and contains some spoken parts …
10comic relief — comic re lief noun uncount something that is intended to make you laugh in a generally serious movie, play, or situation …
