Main Entry:

car·toon

Pronunciation:

\kär-ˈtün\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often attributive

Etymology:

Italian cartone pasteboard, cartoon, augmentative of carta leaf of paper — more at card

Date:

1671

1: a preparatory design, drawing, or painting (as for a fresco)2 a: a drawing intended as satire, caricature, or humor <a political cartoon> b: comic strip3: animated cartoon4: a ludicrously simplistic, unrealistic, or one-dimensional portrayal or version <the film's villain is an entertaining cartoon>

— cartoon verb

— car·toon·ing noun

— car·toon·ish \-ˈtü-nish\ adjective

— car·toon·ish·ly adverb

— car·toon·ist \-ˈtü-nist\ noun

— car·toon·like \-ˈtün-ˌlīk\ adjective

— car·toony \-ˈtü-nē\ adjective