Comic
Comic adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.
Usage example: a comic monologue about his misadventures as a first-time camper
Serious
Serious adjective - Not joking or playful in mood or manner.
Usage example: I'm serious when I say that no one should be walking in that neighborhood at night
Nearby Words: seriously, seriousness
Both words in one sentence
- Man of a Thousand Faces: He has no problem fitting into both serious and comic fare, modern and period settings, and realistic and fantastical stories.
Source: Creator / Douglas Hodge -
A very serious military sci-fi comic with detailed socio-political discussions that has Funny Animal characters.
- After Gioachino Rossini established himself as a musician of both serious and comic operas, respectively, with Tancredi and L'italiana in Algeri, he floundered in both genres with Aureliano in Palmira, now rarely performed, and Il turco in Italia, which has since been Vindicated by History.
Source: Sophomore Slump
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