Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
comic comical funny laughable risible — humourous humourous adj. same as {humorous}; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue in cheek, witty ; {boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish, zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comic - comical — When people or things seem amusing or absurd, you can describe them as comic or comical. Everything began to appear strange and comic. There is something slightly comical about him. Comic is also used to describe things which are intended to be… … Useful english dictionary
comical — comic, comical These two words overlap in meaning, but comic is the more common of the two and is the only one with the purely descriptive meaning ‘relating to or in the nature of comedy’, as in comic actor and comic opera. Comical is a more… … Modern English usage
comic — comic, comical These two words overlap in meaning, but comic is the more common of the two and is the only one with the purely descriptive meaning ‘relating to or in the nature of comedy’, as in comic actor and comic opera. Comical is a more… … Modern English usage
comical — comic [n] funny person, often professional banana*, buffoon*, card*, clown, comedian, droll, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, life of the party*, million laughs*, quipster, stand up comic, stooge*, top banana*, wag*, wit*; concepts 352,423 Ant … New thesaurus
comic — [n] funny person, often professional banana*, buffoon*, card*, clown, comedian, droll, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, life of the party*, million laughs*, quipster, stand up comic, stooge*, top banana*, wag*, wit*; concepts 352,423 Ant.… … New thesaurus
Comic Con India — Status Active Venue Dilli Haat Location New Delhi … Wikipedia
Comic book archive — file Filename extension .cbr, .cbz, .cbt, .cba, .cb7 (containers) Internet media type application/x cbr Type of format Multimedia, archive file Container for Images Standar … Wikipedia
Comic Book Archive — Расширение .cbr, .cbz, .cbt, .cba, .cb7 MIME application/x cbr Расширен из RAR, ZIP, 7z, TAR, ACE Формат файла Comic Book Archive (или ComicBook Reader) формат файла архива с изображениями (обычно сканированные страницы комиксов), упакованных в… … Википедия
comic — (adj.) late 14c., of comedy in the dramatic sense, from L. comicus, from Gk. komikos of or pertaining to comedy, from komos (see COMEDY (Cf. comedy)). Meaning intentionally funny first recorded 1791, and comedic (1630s) has since picked up the… … Etymology dictionary
