comical
/ˈkɒmɪkəl/KAH-mih-kuhl
/ˈkɑmɪkəl/KAH-mih-kuhl
Meaningcomic
Common meaning: funny, often in a silly way
- coma merry procession, a revelLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 460 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latincomitatem
- Englishcomic‘funny’
- Englishformed in English from comiccomical‘funny, often in a silly way’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from comic + -al.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), COMEDY, p.123 · scan
Roots
- κῶμος Greek “a merry procession, a revel”
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