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comedian | comical |

As a noun comedian

is an entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

As an adjective comical is

originally, relating to comedy.

comedian

English

Noun

(wikipedia comedian)
  • (en noun) (feminine: comedienne )
  • An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.
  • (by extension) Any person who is characteristically humorous or amusing.
  • A writer of comedy.
    • (Milton)

    Synonyms

    * (entertainer) comic * (writer) humorist / humourist

    Hypernyms

    * (male comedian) comedian (male and female)

    Hyponyms

    * comedian (male), comedienne (female)

    Anagrams

    * * *

    comical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Originally, relating to comedy.
    • It was a comical performance
  • Being funny, whimsically amusing.
    • The tutor cruelly excelled in comical scoldings
  • Being laughable, ridiculous.
    • What a comical error!

    Synonyms

    * See also * (comedy) comic, comedic

    Derived terms

    * comicality * comically

    See also

    * comic