"comique" meaning in French

See comique in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɔ.mik/ Audio: Fr-comique.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-comique.wav Forms: comiques [plural]
Rhymes: -ik Etymology: From Latin cōmicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|cōmicus}} Latin cōmicus, {{der|fr|grc|κωμικός}} Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} comique (plural comiques)
  1. comic Synonyms: amusant, drôle, rigolo Derived forms: comiquement, héroï-comique, opéra comique, tragi-comique
    Sense id: en-comique-fr-adj-fgAuG6Au Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 46 15 39

Noun

IPA: /kɔ.mik/ Audio: Fr-comique.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-comique.wav Forms: comiques [plural]
Rhymes: -ik Etymology: From Latin cōmicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|cōmicus}} Latin cōmicus, {{der|fr|grc|κωμικός}} Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} comique m (plural comiques)
  1. comedy Tags: masculine Synonyms: comédie
    Sense id: en-comique-fr-noun-A~77jQka Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 46 15 39
  2. clown (person who acts silly) Tags: masculine Synonyms: bouffon
    Sense id: en-comique-fr-noun-8jC8cB1z Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 46 15 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: comique de répétition, comique de situation

Inflected forms

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