Meanings
comparative more comical · superlative most comical
- Funny, whimsically amusing.
The tutor excelled in comical scoldings.
- Laughable; ridiculous.
His attempts at skiing were comical.
2 more examples
He's just put salt in his tea instead of sugar. What a comical error!
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
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivearousing or provoking laughter
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle English-alle
- Latincōmicus
- Middle Englishcomicalle
- Englishcomical
From Middle English comicalle, from Latin cōmicus + Middle English -alle (modern -al). By surface analysis, comic + -al.
More words from Middle English, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian коми́чен, сме́шен
- коми́чен (komíčen)relating to comedy
- сме́шен (sméšen)being funny, whimsically amusing
- заба́вен (zabáven)being funny, whimsically amusing
- шегови́т (šegovít)being laughable, ridiculous
- чуда́т (čudát)being laughable, ridiculous
Dutch grappig, komisch
- grappigbeing funny, whimsically amusing
- komischbeing funny, whimsically amusing
- amusantbeing funny, whimsically amusing
- komischbeing laughable, ridiculous
- lachwekkendbeing laughable, ridiculous
- hilarischbeing laughable, ridiculous
Finnish komedia-, koominen
- komedia-relating to comedy
- koominenrelating to comedy
- huvittavabeing funny, whimsically amusing
- koominenbeing funny, whimsically amusing
- huvittavabeing laughable, ridiculous
- naurettavabeing laughable, ridiculous
French comique
- comiquerelating to comedy
German komödisch, komödial
- komödischrelating to comedy
- komödialrelating to comedy
- komischrelating to comedy
- komischbeing funny, whimsically amusing
- lustigbeing funny, whimsically amusing
- lächerlichbeing laughable, ridiculous
Hebrew קוֹמִי, קוֹמִי
- קוֹמִי (kómi)relating to comedy
- קוֹמִי (kómi)being funny, whimsically amusing
- מַצְחִיק (matskhík)being funny, whimsically amusing
- מגוחךbeing laughable, ridiculous
- מְגֻחָךְ (m'gukhákh)being laughable, ridiculous
Irish barrúil, barrúil
- barrúilbeing funny, whimsically amusing
- barrúilbeing laughable, ridiculous
Latvian komisks, komēdijas
- komisksrelating to comedy
- komēdijasrelating to comedy
- komisksbeing funny, whimsically amusing
- jocīgsbeing funny, whimsically amusing
- smieklīgsbeing funny, whimsically amusing
- humoristisksbeing funny, whimsically amusing
Norwegian Bokmål komisk
- komiskbeing funny, whimsically amusing
Polish komiczny, śmieszny
- komicznyrelating to comedy
- śmiesznybeing funny, whimsically amusing
- zabawnybeing funny, whimsically amusing
- komicznybeing funny, whimsically amusing
- komicznybeing laughable, ridiculous
Portuguese cómico, cômico
- cómicorelating to comedy
- cômicorelating to comedy
- cómicobeing funny, whimsically amusing
- cômicobeing funny, whimsically amusing
- cómicobeing laughable, ridiculous
- cômicobeing laughable, ridiculous
Russian коми́ческий, смешно́й
- коми́ческий (komíčeskij)relating to comedy
- смешно́й (smešnój)being funny, whimsically amusing
- коми́чный (komíčnyj)being funny, whimsically amusing
- заба́вный (zabávnyj)being funny, whimsically amusing
- поте́шный (potéšnyj)being funny, whimsically amusing
Scottish Gaelic èibhinn, àbhachdach
- èibhinnbeing laughable, ridiculous
- àbhachdachbeing laughable, ridiculous
Spanish cómico, cómico
- cómicobeing funny, whimsically amusing
- cómicobeing laughable, ridiculous
Ukrainian комі́чний, смішни́й
- комі́чний (komíčnyj)relating to comedy
- смішни́й (smišnýj)being funny, whimsically amusing
- поті́шний (potíšnyj)being funny, whimsically amusing
- комі́чний (komíčnyj)being funny, whimsically amusing
- смішни́й (smišnýj)being laughable, ridiculous
Welsh digrif
- digrifbeing funny, whimsically amusing
Yiddish קאָמיש, קאָמיש
- קאָמיש (komish)being funny, whimsically amusing
- קאָמיש (komish)being laughable, ridiculous
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Cite this entry
comical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comical
“comical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comical. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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