Definition of: comic

(kom′ik) adjective
1. Pertaining to, like, or connected with comedy.
2. Provoking or meant to provoke mirth; funny; ludicrous.
3. Acting in or composing comedy. See synonyms under HUMOROUS.
—noun
1. A comical person or thing; especially, a comic actor.
2. A book or motion picture made up of comic strips.
3. plural Colloq. The comic strips of a newspaper.
4. The comic side of art, life, etc. [<L comicus <Gk. kōmikos <kōmos revelry]