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cartoon Definition

car·toon (kär to̵̅o̅n′)

noun

  1. a drawing, as in a newspaper, caricaturing or symbolizing, often satirically, some event, situation, or person of topical interest
  2. a full-size preliminary sketch of a design or picture to be copied in a fresco, tapestry, etc.
    1. a humorous drawing, often with a caption
    2. ☆ comic strip
  4. ☆ animated cartoon

Etymology: Fr carton < It cartone, both in cartoonsense : see carton

transitive verb

to draw a cartoon of

intransitive verb

to draw cartoons

cartoon Related Forms
car·toon′·ish adjective or car·toon′y car·toon′·ist noun
cartoon Synonyms

cartoon

n.

  1. A satirical drawing

    caricature, lampoon, satire, joke; see parody, ridicule.

  2. A series of humorous drawings

    comic strip, comic, funnies*, animated cartoon, animation.

  3. A preliminary drawing

    sketch, representation, design; see picture 3, sketch 1.

cartoon Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • draw: The saucer is a cartoon drawn over the live action!
  • offend: Even then, the offending cartoon was left out for reasons of ' good taste ' rather than anything political.

Adjective modifier

  • Danish: We need to tackle views like the Danish cartoons in a diplomatic manner.
  • satirical: A satirical cartoon may be helpful in shedding light on why a particular policy is unpopular.
  • animated: The cards rush by one at a time, and the drawings become an animated cartoon!
  • humorous: Political, editorial, and humorous cartoons and caricatures by about 500 artists.. .
  • amusing: Children loved his annuals and adults were charmed by his amusing cartoons.
  • funny: Funny Fish Cartoon - Related Articles @ Funny.co.uk Search Results For: funny fish cartoon.

Modifies a noun

  • strip: Produce a cartoon strip for a day in the life of a shepherd.
  • character: The cartoon characters created by Chuck Jones are both male.
  • controversy: Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.
  • depiction: The CD comes with a nice booklet inside about the tracks with pixelated cartoon depiction of the artists.
  • animation: Actually, the cell animation that we're doing is very similar to cartoon style animation.
  • illustration: It is an easy read with plenty of cartoon illustrations.

Noun used with modifier

  • topology: The TOPS Atlas The atlas of topology cartoons was generated from the version of the PDB current on 1st July 1997.
  • pbs: Formal manner in a pbs cartoon series discussions have led.
  • tapestry: The room is dominated by two tapestry cartoons by Penni, a student of Raphael.
  • strip: Hence, they get to make their own strip cartoon.
  • editorial: Editorial cartoons, calendars, greetings cards, advertising and corporate cartoons and a variety of other cartoon illustrations.