comics
/ˈkɒmɪks/US/ˈkɑmɪks/
comics noun: the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art. Also the plural of comic.
Noun
comics
- the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art
- [bold in original] "Comics" is the word worth defining, as it refers to the medium itself, not a specific object as "comic book" or "comic strip" do."Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by McCloud, Scott (1993) p. 4
- Graphic Novels in Your Media Center: A Definitive Guide by Lyga, Allyson and Lyga, Barry. (June 30, 2004) p. 162, →ISBN
[bold in original] The plural of comic is typically used as a singular (as "politics" is) to refer to the entire medium or industry. Hence, "comics industry" or "comics creators."
- Synonyms:
- funnies, funny pages, funny papers
Also used as
comics is also the plural of comic.
comics meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
comics in Tamil
- காமிக்ஸ்
comics in Marathi
- कॉमिक्स, कामिक्स
comics in Urdu
- کامکس
comics in Bengali
- কমিকস, কমিক্স
More languagesFewer languages
- comics in Telugu
- కామిక్స్, కామిక్లు
- comics in Malayalam
- കോമിക്സ്, കോമിക്സുകൾ
- comics in Kannada
- ಕಾಮಿಕ್ಸ್, ಕಾಮಿಕ್ಗಳು, ಕಾಮಿಕ್ಸ್ಗಳು
- comics in Punjabi
- ਕਾਮਿਕਸ, ਕੌਮਿਕਸ, ਕਾਮਿਕ੍ਸ
- comics in Gujarati
- કોમિક્સ, કૉમિક્સ, કોમિકસ
- comics in Odia
- କମିକସ୍, କମିକ୍ସ
- comics in Nepali
- कमिक्स, कमिकहरू, कमिकस
- comics in Arabic
- هَزْلِيَّة hazliyya, مَجَلَّة هَزْلِيَّة majalla hazliyya
- comics in Malay
- komik, kelawak
Synonyms of comics
Words formed from comics
Phrases with comics
Words that rhyme with comics
Questions about comics
- What does comics mean?
- Comics means the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art.
- What is comics in Tamil?
- Comics in Tamil is காமிக்ஸ். See Comics meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is comics?
- Comics is a noun.
- How do you pronounce comics?
- Comics is pronounced /ˈkɑmɪks/ (US).
Words near comics in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: comics (page history and authors); comics (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); comics (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); comics (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); comics (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); comics (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); comics (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); comics (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); comics (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); comics (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); comics (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); comics (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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