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- Dictionarycartoon/kɑːˈtuːn/
noun
- 1. a simple drawing showing the features of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way, especially a satirical one in a newspaper or magazine: "the minister faced a welter of hostile headlines and mocking cartoons" Similar
- 2. a film using animation techniques to photograph a sequence of drawings rather than real people or objects: "we watched Yogi Bear cartoons on TV" Similar
verb
- 1. make a drawing of (someone) in a simplified or exaggerated way: "she has a face with enough character to be cartooned"
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A cartoon is a type of visual art that is typically drawn, frequently animated, in an unrealistic or semi-realistic style.
cartoon. noun. car· toon kär-ˈtün. plural cartoons. Synonyms 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. a cartoon drawing. b. : a group of drawings in narrative sequence : comic strip. 3.
CARTOON definition: 1. a drawing, especially in a newspaper or magazine, that tells a joke or makes a humorous…. Learn more.
1. countable noun A2. A cartoon is a humorous drawing or series of drawings in a newspaper or magazine. ...a cartoon strip in the Daily Mirror. 2. See also strip cartoon. 3. countable noun A2. A cartoon is a film in which all the characters and scenes are drawn rather than being real people or objects.
A cartoon makes a brief, funny comment using illustrations and is often found on television, in a newspaper or in a magazine. The Simpsons and Snoopy? Both cartoons. A cartoon can be a satirical or humorous drawing, a series of illustrations (also called a comic strip), or an animated film. Many kids grow up watching new and classic cartoons on TV.
Cartoon definition: a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.. See examples of CARTOON used in a sentence.
Cartoon, originally, and still, a full-size sketch or drawing used as a pattern for a tapestry, painting, mosaic, or other graphic art form, but also, since the early 1840s, a pictorial parody utilizing caricature, satire, and usually humour. Cartoons are used today primarily for conveying.
Caricature and cartoon, in graphic art, comically distorted drawing or likeness, done with the purpose of satirizing or ridiculing its subject. Cartoons are used today primarily for conveying political commentary and editorial opinion in newspapers and for social comedy and visual wit in magazines.
CARTOON meaning: 1 : a drawing in a newspaper or magazine intended as a humorous comment on something; 2 : a series of drawings that tell a story comic strip.
noun. /kɑːˈtuːn/ /kɑːrˈtuːn/ a humorous drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially one about politics or events in the news. a political/satirical cartoon. The funniest contributions to the magazine are the cartoons. He started drawing cartoons when he was still at school.
