comic

  • 21comic — [[t]kɒ̱mɪk[/t]] comics 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh. The novel is comic and tragic... Most of these trips had exciting or comic moments. 2) ADJ: ADJ n… …

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  • 22comic — I. adjective Etymology: Latin comicus, from Greek kōmikos, from kōmos revel Date: 1576 1. of, relating to, or marked by comedy < a comic actor > 2. causing laughter or amusement ; funny < a comic monologue > 3 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 23comic — /kom ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by comedy: comic opera. 2. of or pertaining to a person who acts in or writes comedy: a comic actor; a comic dramatist. 3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of comedy: comic situations; a&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 24comic — com|ic1 [ˈkɔmık US ˈka: ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: comicus, from Greek, from komos; COMEDY] amusing you and making you want to laugh ≠ ↑tragic ▪ a comic novel comic writer/actress/performer etc (=someone who writes or performs&#8230; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25comic — 1 adjective amusing you and making you want to laugh: a comic performance | comic writer/actress/performer etc (=someone who writes or performs things that make you laugh) | comic relief (=a situation in a serious story that makes you relax a&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26comic — adj. & n. adj. 1 (often attrib.) of, or in the style of, comedy (a comic actor; comic opera). 2 causing or meant to cause laughter; funny (comic to see his struggles). n. 1 a professional comedian. 2 a a children s periodical, mainly in the form&#8230; …

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  • 27comic */ — I UK [ˈkɒmɪk] / US [ˈkɑmɪk] adjective a) funny The play had comic moments. b) [only before noun] relating to comedy a comic actor II UK [ˈkɒmɪk] / US [ˈkɑmɪk] noun [countable] Word forms comic : singular comic plural comics 1) comic or comic book …

    English dictionary

  • 28cómic — {{#}}{{LM C09450}}{{〓}} {{SynC09679}} {{[}}cómic{{]}} ‹có·mic› {{◆}}(pl. cómics){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Sucesión o serie de viñetas con desarrollo narrativo: • En un cómic, las palabras de cada personaje se reproducen en un globo.{{○}} …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 29cómic — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 ARTE Narración que se desarrolla en una serie de viñetas: ■ le gusta más el cómic que la novela. IRREG. plural cómics SINÓNIMO historieta 2 ARTES GRÁFICAS Revista o libro que contiene estas narraciones: ■ …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 30comic — com|ic1 [ kamık ] adjective * funny: The play had comic moments. a. only before noun relating to COMEDY: a comic actor comic com|ic 2 [ kamık ] noun count * 1. ) someone whose job is to entertain people by telling jokes and stories to make them&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English