Comic \Com"ic\ (k[o^]m"[i^]k), a. [L. comicus pertaining to comedy, Gr. kwmiko`s: cf. F. comique. See Comedy.]

1. Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy. [1913 Webster]

I can not for the stage a drama lay, Tragic or comic, but thou writ'st the play. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

2. Causing mirth; ludicrous. "Comic shows." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Comic \Com"ic\, n. A comedian. [Obs.]

--Steele. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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comic adj
1: arousing or provoking laughter; "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" [syn: amusing, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of comedy; "comic hero"

noun

a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts [syn: comedian]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Comic \Com"ic\, a. [L. comicus pertaining to comedy, Gr. ?: cf. F. comique. See Comedy.]

1. Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy.

I can not for the stage a drama lay, Tragic or comic, but thou writ'st the play. --B. Jonson.

2. Causing mirth; ludicrous. ``Comic shows.'' --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Comic \Com"ic\, n. A comedian. [Obs.]

--Steele.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)