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    comic
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    com‧ic1 /ˈkɒmɪk $ ˈkɑː-/ adjective
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Latin
     Origin: comicus, from Greek, from komos; ⇨ comedy
    amusing you and making you want to laugh
       OPP  tragic:
        a comic novel
        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 little because it is funny)
        The song provides some comic relief from the intensity of the scene.
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ funny making you laugh: John told me a really funny joke. | She’s very talented and funny.
       ▪ amusing especially written funny and enjoyable. Amusing is more formal than funny. It is often used when something is a little funny and makes you smile, rather than laugh: an amusing anecdote | He found the whole incident rather amusing.
       ▪ humorous intended to be funny – used about stories, films, articles etc that have situations that are a little funny: humorous stories | The movie is meant to be humorous.
       ▪ witty using words in a funny and clever way: witty remarks | How witty__
       ▪ hilarious /hɪˈleəriəs $ -ˈler-/ (also hysterical informal) extremely funny: The children thought it was hilarious. | The movie has some hilarious scenes. | It was hysterical__ You should have seen his face__
       ▪ comical funny in a strange or silly way – often used when something is not intended to be funny: It was quite comical watching him trying to dance. | her own comical attempts at painting
       ▪ comic [only before noun] a comic film, play, novel etc is intended to be funny: a comic drama
       ▪ light-hearted done for amusement or enjoyment, and not intended to be serious: The programme is a light-hearted look at recent political events.
       ▪ comedy noun [countable] a film, play, or television programme that is intended to be funny: a comedy by Shakespeare | She has appeared in several television comedies. | a new comedy series on Channel 4

    II
    comic2 noun [countable]
    1. (also ˈcomic book) a magazine for children that tells a story using comic strips
    2. someone whose job is to tell jokes and make people laugh
       SYN  comedian:
        a stand-up comic