Inf. stack up against, Inf. hold a candle to.
31. come up with a. reach, approach, near, draw near, close in.
b. produce, supply, furnish, provide, equip,
c. present, submit, put forward, advance, hold out; propose, suggest, think of, think up, put up, offer,
comedian, n. 1. comic, humorist, wit, funnyman, jokesmith; buffoon, clown, jester, harlequin, fool, merry-andrew, madcap; pantomime, mime, mimic, mummer, impersonator, vaudevillian, vaudevillist; Scaramouch, Columbine, Pantaloon, Punch, Punchinello; zany, droll, wag, Fr. farceur.
2. joker, prankster, jokester, practical joker, wise-cracker, Inf. cut-up, chaffer, Inf. card; punster, epi-grammist, caricaturist, burlesquer, quipster, Fr. bel-esprit; parodist, satirist, lampooner, comedist.
3. Slang, wiseacre, wise guy, smart aleck, wisen-heimer, Sl. smart or wise ass; smarty, smartypants; Miss Tizzie Lish.
comedy, n. 1. farce, comic opera, It. commedia dell'arte, comedy of manners, comedy of errors, musical, musical comedy; burlesque, Theat. burletta, commedietta, travesty, sock, skit; parody, satire, lampoon, gallows humor; harlequinade, pantomime, mimicry; vaudeville, slapstick, low comedy, high comedy.
2. fun, humor, wit, salt, Attic salt; drollery, wittiness, buffoonery, foolery, waggery, horseplay; banter, pleasantry, persiflage, raillery, chaffing, badinage; jesting, joking, japing, jocosity, jocularity; frivolity, jollity, joviality, jocundity; hilarity, levity, facetiousness, ludicrousness, ridiculousness, farcicality; tomfoolery, silliness, Inf. shenanigans; inanity, foolishness, giddiness,
comeliness, n. 1. prettiness, loveliness, beauty, pulchritude, handsomeness; fairness, attractiveness, eye appeal, allurement; charm, grace, glamour, appeal, winsomeness, Scot. bonniness; wholesomeness, rosiness, blossom, flower, glow, radiance; sightliness, goodliness, agreeableness; gracefulness, elegance, delicacy, fineness; shapeliness, buxomness.
2. propriety, seemliness, decorum, decency, tastefulness, taste; correctness, refinement, polish; respectability, sedateness, mannerliness, modesty, demureness; suitableness, fittingness, meetness, fitness, aptness, appropriateness; harmony, concinnity, symmetry, balance, proportion,
comely, adj. 1. pretty, handsome, beautiful, good-looking pulchritudinous; lovely, goodly, sightly, Chiefly Literary, beauteous, Inf. divine; pleasing, agreeable, appealing, attractive, Scot. bonny fair, wholesome, rosy, rosy-cheeked, blooming; healthy, glowing, radiant, bright-eyed; personable, nice, winsome, charming, alluring, engaging, winning; elegant, delicate, exquisite, fine, graceful; shapely, buxom, curvaceous, well-proportioned.
2. proper, seemly, becoming, befitting; decorous, tasteful, decent, modest; correct, refined, polished, cultivated; respectable, sedate, mannerly, demure, respectful, ladylike, polite; suitable, fitting, meet, apt, fit, appropriate, Fr. comme ilfaut; harmonious, concin-nate, symmetrical, balanced, proportioned,
come-on, n. Slang, inducement, lure, enticement, allurement, temptation, tantalization. See - bait (def. 2).
comfort, v. 1. console, solace, pacify, calm, compose, tranquilize, give respite to; relieve, ease, alleviate, soften, lighten one's burden, assuage, allay, palliate, ameliorate, mitigate, abate, reduce; reassure, encourage, hearten, enhearten, disburden, calm or quiet one's fears; support, sustain, bear up; cheer, gladden, divert, brighten one's outlook.
2. satisfy, gratify, pamper, warm, nourish, refresh; revive, restore, bolster up, put at ease; invigorate, rejuvenate, reanimate, revivify, inspirit.