Dictionary

comical en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑmɪkəl/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈkɒmɪkəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English comicalle, from Latin cōmicus + Middle English -alle (modern -al). By surface analysis, comic + -al.

Meanings

1. (archaic) Originally, relating to comedy.
   • It was a comical performance.
2. Funny, whimsically amusing.
   • The tutor excelled in comical scoldings.
3. Laughable; ridiculous.
   • Mr. Sanders has scored some rhetorical points against Mrs. Clinton for her longstanding ties to Wall Street, but she has responded well, and it would be comical to watch any of the Republican candidates try to make that case, given that they are all virtually tied to, or actually part of, the business establishment. 2016 January 30, “Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2020, retrieved 30 Jan 2016:
   • He's just put salt in his tea instead of sugar. What a comical error!

Forms

Deriveds

comically · uncomical · heroicomical · comicality · semicomical · comicalness

Relateds

comic

Synonyms

comedial · comic · comedic

Translations (73)

fi huvittava (being funny, whimsically amusing) · cy digrif (being funny, whimsically amusing) · he מְגֻחָךְ (being laughable, ridiculous) · be камі́чны (relating to comedy) · ru заба́вный (being funny, whimsically amusing) · fi huvittava (being laughable, ridiculous) · uk комі́чний (relating to comedy) · de lustig (being funny, whimsically amusing) · pl zabawny (being funny, whimsically amusing) · de komödial (relating to comedy) · ru поте́шный (being funny, whimsically amusing) · pt cómico (being laughable, ridiculous) · bg коми́чен (relating to comedy) · lv smieklīgs (being funny, whimsically amusing) · de lächerlich (being laughable, ridiculous) · nn komisk (being funny, whimsically amusing) · be камі́чны (being funny, whimsically amusing) · gd èibhinn (being laughable, ridiculous) · ga barrúil (being laughable, ridiculous) · nl komisch (being laughable, ridiculous) · es cómico (being laughable, ridiculous) · lv komisks (relating to comedy) · nl amusant (being funny, whimsically amusing) · nl komisch (being funny, whimsically amusing) · he מגוחך (being laughable, ridiculous) · uk смішни́й (being laughable, ridiculous) · lv komēdijas (relating to comedy) · he קוֹמִי (relating to comedy) · pt cômico (relating to comedy) · he קוֹמִי (being funny, whimsically amusing) · nrf risibl'ye (being laughable, ridiculous) · yi קאָמיש (being laughable, ridiculous) · ru коми́ческий (relating to comedy) · bg чуда́т (being laughable, ridiculous) · be паце́шны (being funny, whimsically amusing) · fi koominen (being funny, whimsically amusing) · be заба́ўны (being funny, whimsically amusing) · uk поті́шний (being funny, whimsically amusing) · pl komiczny (relating to comedy) · nb komisk (being funny, whimsically amusing) · bg заба́вен (being funny, whimsically amusing) · fr comique (relating to comedy) · pt cômico (being funny, whimsically amusing) · es cómico (being funny, whimsically amusing) · pl komiczny (being laughable, ridiculous) · pt cómico (being funny, whimsically amusing) · ga barrúil (being funny, whimsically amusing) · uk смішни́й (being funny, whimsically amusing) · fi komedia- (relating to comedy) · de komödisch (relating to comedy) · ru смешно́й (being funny, whimsically amusing) · bg сме́шен (being funny, whimsically amusing) · he מַצְחִיק (being funny, whimsically amusing) · fi naurettava (being laughable, ridiculous) · gd àbhachdach (being laughable, ridiculous) · pt cômico (being laughable, ridiculous) · fi koominen (relating to comedy) · ru коми́чный (being funny, whimsically amusing) · de komisch (relating to comedy) · nl lachwekkend (being laughable, ridiculous) · yi קאָמיש (being funny, whimsically amusing) · be сме́шны (being funny, whimsically amusing) · uk комі́чний (being funny, whimsically amusing) · nl hilarisch (being laughable, ridiculous) · lv komisks (being funny, whimsically amusing) · nl grappig (being funny, whimsically amusing) · de komisch (being funny, whimsically amusing) · lv humoristisks (being funny, whimsically amusing) · bg шегови́т (being laughable, ridiculous) · lv jocīgs (being funny, whimsically amusing) · pl komiczny (being funny, whimsically amusing) · pl śmieszny (being funny, whimsically amusing) · pt cómico (relating to comedy)