cartoon

car·toon

noun, often attributive \kär-ˈtün\

Definition of CARTOON

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 strip

3

: animated cartoon

4

: 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

Examples of CARTOON

1. She enjoys reading the cartoons in the Sunday paper.
2. The kids are watching cartoons.

Origin of CARTOON

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

First Known Use: 1671

Related to CARTOON

Synonyms: drawing, delineation, sketch

Related Words: contour, figure, outline, silhouette; caricature, doodle, illustration; depiction, image, likeness, portrait, representation; engraving, etch, etching; aquatint, charcoal, line drawing, pastel, watercolor; blueprint

Near Antonyms: homage, tribute

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