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Definition of Comic
1. Noun. A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts.
Exact synonyms: Comedian
Specialized synonyms: Buffoon, Clown, Goof, Goofball, Merry Andrew, Comedienne, Gagman, Standup Comedian, Joker, Jokester, Top Banana
Generic synonyms: Performer, Performing Artist
Specialized synonyms: Benjamin Kubelsky, Benny, Jack Benny, Burns, George Burns, Nathan Birnbaum, Caesar, Sid Caesar, Sidney Caesar, Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin, Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Durante, Jimmy Durante, Fields, W. C. Fields, William Claude Dukenfield, Hardy, Oliver Hardy, Alfred Hawthorne, Benny Hill, Hill, Bob Hope, Hope, Leslie Townes Hope, Buster Keaton, Joseph Francis Keaton, Keaton, Harry Lauder, Lauder, Sir Harry Maclennan Lauder, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel, Laurel, Stan Laurel, Martin, Steve Martin, Groucho, Julius Marx, Marx, Chico, Leonard Marx, Marx, Arthur Marx, Harpo, Marx, Herbert Marx, Marx, Zeppo, Dudley Moore, Dudley Stuart John Moore, Moore
Specialized synonyms: Buffoon, Clown, Goof, Goofball, Merry Andrew, Comedienne, Gagman, Standup Comedian, Joker, Jokester, Top Banana
Generic synonyms: Performer, Performing Artist
Specialized synonyms: Benjamin Kubelsky, Benny, Jack Benny, Burns, George Burns, Nathan Birnbaum, Caesar, Sid Caesar, Sidney Caesar, Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin, Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Durante, Jimmy Durante, Fields, W. C. Fields, William Claude Dukenfield, Hardy, Oliver Hardy, Alfred Hawthorne, Benny Hill, Hill, Bob Hope, Hope, Leslie Townes Hope, Buster Keaton, Joseph Francis Keaton, Keaton, Harry Lauder, Lauder, Sir Harry Maclennan Lauder, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel, Laurel, Stan Laurel, Martin, Steve Martin, Groucho, Julius Marx, Marx, Chico, Leonard Marx, Marx, Arthur Marx, Harpo, Marx, Herbert Marx, Marx, Zeppo, Dudley Moore, Dudley Stuart John Moore, Moore
2. Adjective. Arousing or provoking laughter. "Risible courtroom antics"
Exact synonyms: Amusing, Comical, Funny, Laughable, Mirthful, Risible
Similar to: Humorous, Humourous
Derivative terms: Comedy, Comedy, Comedy, Comicality, Fun, Funniness, Laugh, Mirthfulness, Risibility
Similar to: Humorous, Humourous
Derivative terms: Comedy, Comedy, Comedy, Comicality, Fun, Funniness, Laugh, Mirthfulness, Risibility
3. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of comedy. "Comic hero"
Definition of Comic
1. a. Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy.
2. n. A comedian.
Definition of Comic
1. a comedian [n -S] - See also: comedian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Comic
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