Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic.
a blackly comic futuristic fantasy
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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 — (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
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
comic — [käm′ik] adj. [ME comice < L comicus < Gr kōmikos < kōmos, revel] 1. of, like, or having to do with comedy 2. amusing or intended to be amusing; humorous; funny 3. of comic strips or cartoons n. 1. a comedian 2. the hum … English World dictionary
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 — [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 — / 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
