cartoon

noun, often attributive

car·toon | \ kär-ˈtün

Definition of cartoon

1 : a preparatory design, drawing, or painting (as for a fresco)

2a : 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

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Other Words from cartoon

cartoon verb

cartooning \ kär-ˈtü-niŋ

\ noun

cartoonish \ kär-ˈtü-nish

\ adjective

cartoonishly adverb

cartoonist \ kär-ˈtü-nist

\ noun

cartoonlike \ kär-ˈtün-ˌlīk

\ adjective

cartoony \ kär-ˈtü-nē

\ adjective

Examples of cartoon in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Fans have been clamoring for a live-action Kim Possible remake for a while; the original Disney cartoon ran from 2002 to 2007. — Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, "Disney Releases Live-Action "Kim Possible" Trailer," 8 Dec. 2018 Bush Hager's comment alongside the cartoon confirmed this. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Jenna Bush Hager Writes Powerfully of George H. W. Bush's Dream of Being Reunited With Loved Ones in the Afterlife," 1 Dec. 2018 Families with children, families avoiding strong content, families comfortable with recreational drug use, and everyone in between who can tolerate cartoons and fun. — Verge Staff, The Verge, "The Verge’s guide to tolerable family streaming entertainment," 21 Nov. 2018 Last month, the biggest show ever of Arvi Ostrom’s art, more than a 150 portraits, cartoons and sketches, went up on the walls of the Redwing Cafe, a coffeehouse and vegetarian restaurant a few blocks from Mr. Carlson’s house here. — Kirk Johnson, New York Times, "He Couldn’t Refuse a Deathbed Plea. Now He’s Got 10,000 Pieces of Art.," 24 June 2018 Many of the young members have expressed a new interest in cartoons and digital animation. — Caille Millner, San Francisco Chronicle, "Through STEM, kids can save the world, like Black Panther," 1 Mar. 2018 The second post is a touching cartoon drawn by Marshall Ramsey that depicts Bush Sr. reuniting with his wife and their daughter, Robin, who passed away of leukemia at age 3. — Tess Kornfeld, Glamour, "Jenna Bush Hager Remembers Her Grandfather, Former President George H. W. Bush, in a Touching Tribute," 1 Dec. 2018 The 13-episode season is a terrific cartoon that also happens to be one of the most LGBTQ-inclusive and diverse shows on television. — Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "She-Ra and the Princesses of Power honors and challenges the original She-Ra.," 21 Nov. 2018 The lip kit features Kylie Cosmetics' Kris x Kylie packaging, complete with a cute cartoon of Kris and her autograph written right over Kylie's logo. — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, "Kylie Jenner Is Releasing a Todd Kraines Lip Kit for Old-School KUWTK Fans," 9 Nov. 2018

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