I. ˈkä-mik adjective
Etymology: Latin comicus, from Greek kōmikos, from kōmos revel
Date: 1576
1. : of, relating to, or marked by comedy
a comic actor
2. : causing laughter or amusement : funny
a comic monologue
3. : of or relating to comic strips
the newspaper's comic section
Synonyms: see laughable
II. noun
Date: 1581
1. : comedian
a stand-up comic
2. : the comic element
3.
a. : comic strip
b. : comic book
c. plural : the part of a newspaper devoted to comic strips