English → Latin
“comic, comical” in Latin
rīdiculuslaughable, funny, amusing, humorous; laughable, silly, absurd, ridiculousrīdeōto laugh; to laugh at, ridicule, mockiocōsusfunny, full of jesting, jocose, humorous, jokey, light-heartedioculārisfunny, jocular, amusing; facetious, laughable, drolljŏcŭlārĭusludicrous, drollfacētuselegant, fine; courteous, polite; witty, jocose, facetious
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
comic, comical
(relating to comedy)(relating to comedy), [Vid: COMEDY].
Ridiculous, amusing, ridiculus: ridendus (relating to a joke, as Petronius, 80, 9): a comical circumstance, res comica (Hor., A.P., 89); res ridicula: a comical expression, ridiculum dictum, ridiculum. jocosus (full of jokes): jocularis: jocularius (calculated to divert others): ridendus (which excites laughter): A comical fellow, homo ridiculus (who excites laughter). ☞ Joculator in Cic. Att., 4, 16, 3, very unsafe text (Vid: Orelli on that passage), and so better avoided, lepidus (pleasant, from good humour). facetus (witty). a comical fellow, lepidum caput (comedy). a comical narrator, facetus narrator.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for comic, comical?
- The usual Latin words for “comic, comical” are rīdiculus, rīdeō, iocōsus; also ioculāris, jŏcŭlārĭus, facētus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.