Word Type

Noun

The word "comics" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

newspaper

Capable Of

needle audience

Causes Desire

express how funny

Derived Terms

Comicsgate

Inflected/Variant Forms

comic

Context

singular or plural in construction

Type Of (IsA)

drawing funny and make people laugh toon

Not Desires

people to throw tomatoes at

Receives Action

intended to make people laugh

Related Terms

comic book graphic novel

Related Terms

comic book comic books comic strip graphic novel

Synonym Network

funnies

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.