cartoon
Meanings
Plural: cartoons
Noun
- a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
- a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
- A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
- A drawing satirising current public figures.
- An artist's preliminary sketch.
- A full-sized drawing that serves as the template for a fresco, a tapestry, etc.
- An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous.
- A cartoon series.
- A diagram in a scientific concept.
Verb
- draw cartoons of
- To draw a cartoon, a humorous drawing.
- To make a preliminary sketch.
Origin / Etymology
In British English first, from French carton (“sketch, cardboard, card”), from Italian cartone (“cardboard, carton, box”), augmentative of carta (“paper”), from Latin carta (“papyrus, paper”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs) (see there for further etymology). Doublet of carton and card.
Synonyms
animated cartoon, animation, caricature, comic strip, political cartoon, sketch, strip cartoon, toon
Scrabble Score: 9
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