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cartoon

[ kahr-toon ]

noun

  1. a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
  2. 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

  1. resembling a cartoon or caricature:

    The novel is full of predictable, cartoon characters, never believable as real people.

verb (used with object)

  1. to represent by a cartoon.

verb (used without object)

  1. to draw cartoons.

cartoon

/ ɑːˈٳː /

noun

  1. a humorous or satirical drawing, esp one in a newspaper or magazine, concerning a topical event
  2. Also calledcomic strip a sequence of drawings in a newspaper, magazine, etc, relating a comic or adventurous situation
  3. a full-size preparatory sketch for a fresco, tapestry, mosaic, etc, from which the final work is traced or copied
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴǴDzԾ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٴǴDzi adjective
  • ·ٴǴDzi noun
  • ܲc·ٴǴDzԱ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cartoon1

First recorded in 1665–75; from Italian cartone “pasteboard, stout paper, a drawing on such paper,” equivalent to cart(a) “paper” ( carte ) + -one augmentative suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cartoon1

C17: from Italian cartone pasteboard, sketch on stiff paper; see carton
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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Another cartoon — labeled “The Art of the Deal,” after Trump’s 1987 book — shows a pair of gambler’s hands.

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Every time a smiley face appears he taps the screen - and his tap transforms the face into a cartoon of a dancing animal.

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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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