What does Comic Mean?

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
Definition as Adjective
  • of or relating to or characteristic of comedy
  • arousing or provoking laughter

Examples

  • "comic hero"
  • "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"

Part of Speech

Adjective, Noun