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cartoon
[ kahr-toon ]
noun
- a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- Fine Arts. a full-scale design for a picture, ornamental motif or pattern, or the like, to be transferred to a fresco, tapestry, etc.
adjective
- resembling a cartoon or caricature:
The novel is full of predictable, cartoon characters, never believable as real people.
verb (used with object)
- to represent by a cartoon.
verb (used without object)
- to draw cartoons.
cartoon
/ ɑːˈٳː /
noun
- a humorous or satirical drawing, esp one in a newspaper or magazine, concerning a topical event
- Also calledcomic strip a sequence of drawings in a newspaper, magazine, etc, relating a comic or adventurous situation
- See animated cartoon
- a full-size preparatory sketch for a fresco, tapestry, mosaic, etc, from which the final work is traced or copied
Derived Forms
- ˈٴǴDzԾ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٴǴDzi adjective
- ·ٴǴDzi noun
- ܲc·ٴǴDzԱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cartoon1
Example Sentences
Her high screen time percentage is the great equalizer, making her as much of a cartoon super villain as she is a dangerous and out-of-touch fearmonger.
Murakami is unquestionably adept with a brush, a pen or a computer, creating iconic art that features manga, anime, cartoons and brightly colored anthropomorphic cherry blossoms, mushrooms and assorted flowers.
Another cartoon — labeled “The Art of the Deal,” after Trump’s 1987 book — shows a pair of gambler’s hands.
Every time a smiley face appears he taps the screen - and his tap transforms the face into a cartoon of a dancing animal.
Thank Goodness You're Here! - a comedy cartoon game made by two friends from Yorkshire - won the award for best British game.
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