comic

comic
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 older sense of the word.
Speaking of the masters of the comedic spirit (if I call it, as he does, the Comic Spirit, this darkened generation will suppose me to refer to the animal spirits of tomfools and merryandrews) .... [G.B. Shaw, 1897]
Something that is comic has comedy as its aim or origin; something is COMICAL (Cf. comical) if the effect is comedy, whether intended or not. Noun meaning "a comedian" is from 1580s; that of "comic book or strip" is from 1889 (Comic strip first attested 1920; comic book is from 1941). Comic relief is attested from 1825.

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  • Comic — ist der gängige Begriff für eine Form der sequenziellen Kunst, die in einer Folge von Bildern einen Vorgang beschreibt oder eine Geschichte erzählt. In der Regel sind die Bilder gezeichnet und werden mit erzählendem Text und/oder wörtlicher Rede… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Comic — signifie aussi comique en anglais. Comic est le terme généralement utilisé aux États Unis pour désigner une bande dessinée. La bande dessinée ayant eu du mal à se faire reconnaître comme un art à part entière, le terme a une connotation d… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • comic — CÓMIC, Ă, comici, ce, adj., subst. 1. adj. Care aparţine comediei1, de comedie, relativ la comedie. ♦ Care provoacă râsul; hazliu, ridicol. 2. s.m. Actor care interpretează roluri de comedie1. 3. S .n. Categorie estetică în a cărei sferă intră… …   Dicționar Român

  • Comic LO — Logo of magazine First issue October 2002 (2002 October) Company Akane Shinsha Country Japan …   Wikipedia

  • Comic — Comic: Das Fremdwort ist eine seit der Mitte des 20. Jh.s nachgewiesene Entlehnung aus gleichbed. engl. comic. Dieses wiederum ist die Kürzung der in der 1. Hälfte des 20. Jh.s verwendeten Bezeichnung comic strip (im Dt. auch »Comicstrip«), aus… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • comic — / kɒmik/, it. / kɔmik/ s. ingl. [abbrev. della locuz. comic strip nastro comico ], usato in ital. al masch. [racconto comico a fumetti] ▶◀ fumetto, (fam.) giornaletto, giornalino …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • cómic — Voz tomada del inglés comic, ‘secuencia de viñetas con desarrollo narrativo’ y, más frecuentemente, ‘libro o revista que contiene esas viñetas’. Su plural es cómics (→ plural, 1h): «Hasta los personajes de los cómics que publican los diarios… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • comic — /ˈkɔmik, ingl. ˈkHmɪk/ [accorc. di comic strip «striscia comica»] s. m. inv. fumetto, striscia, strip …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • Comic — Com ic, n. A comedian. [Obs.] Steele. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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