cartoon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kɑːˈtuːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kɑɹˈtun/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
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.
Meanings
- A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
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A drawing satirising current public figures.
The newspaper published a political cartoon mocking the mayor.
- An artist's preliminary sketch.
- A full-sized drawing that serves as the template for a fresco, a tapestry, etc.
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(qualifier:animation) An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous.
The children watched a funny cartoon on TV.
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(qualifier:animation) A cartoon series.
12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift The matter of whether the world needs a fourth Ice Age movie pales beside the question of why there were three before it, but Continental Drift feels less like an extension of a theatrical franchise than an episode of a middling TV cartoon, lolling around on territory that’s already been settled.
- A diagram in a scientific concept.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cartoons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pocket cartoon · cartoonish · cartoon character · cartoonlike · cartoon physics · cartoonistic · cartoonist · Saturday-morning cartoon · cartooner · cartoony · political cartoon · strip cartoon · cartooney · spokestoon · cartoonesque · cartoonery · editorial cartoon · animated cartoon
Descendants
cartum · cartoon · cartune · katuni
Relateds
strip cartoon · comic book · cartoonist · funny papers · funny pages · funnies
Synonyms
animated cartoon (animated piece of film) · strip cartoon (humorous drawing or strip) · caricature (satire of public figures) · comic strip (humorous drawing or strip) · animation (animated piece of film) · political cartoon (satire of public figures)
Translations (95)
ru карикату́ра (humorous drawing or strip) · it caricatura (satire of public figures) · da karikaturtegning (satire of public figures) · ru ко́микс (humorous drawing or strip) · ru гра́фик (diagram in a scientific concept) · ca cartó (artist's preliminary sketch) · de Karikatur (humorous drawing or strip) · ja 漫画 (humorous drawing or strip) · da tegning (diagram in a scientific concept) · uk шарж (humorous drawing or strip) · io kartuno (humorous drawing or strip) · da tegneserie (humorous drawing or strip) · fa-ira کَرْتون (humorous drawing or strip) · pl szkic (artist's preliminary sketch) · st tshwantshiso ya sesomo (satire of public figures) · sk skica (artist's preliminary sketch) · tl tawo-tawo (humorous drawing or strip) · af spotprent (satire of public figures) · ja 戯画 (humorous drawing or strip) · ro desen (artist's preliminary sketch) · ko 만화 (humorous drawing or strip) · gl caricatura (satire of public figures) · sk karikatúra (satire of public figures) · fr bande dessinée (humorous drawing or strip) · ar رَسْم هَزْلِيّ (humorous drawing or strip) · cmn 漫畫 /漫画 (humorous drawing or strip) · bg карикату́ра (humorous drawing or strip) · fr BD (humorous drawing or strip) · be карыкату́ра (humorous drawing or strip) · th การ์ตูน (humorous drawing or strip) · mk скица (artist's preliminary sketch) · fr croquis (artist's preliminary sketch) · mi pakiwaitara (humorous drawing or strip) · cs karikatura (satire of public figures) · ca tira còmica (humorous drawing or strip) · fi sarjakuva (humorous drawing or strip) · mk карикату́ра (humorous drawing or strip) · be шарж (humorous drawing or strip) · cmn 卡通 (humorous drawing or strip) · gd dealbh-èibhinn (humorous drawing or strip) · sk náčrt (artist's preliminary sketch) · ru карикату́ра (satire of public figures) · uk карикату́ра (humorous drawing or strip) · fi pilakuva (satire of public figures) · fi pilapiirros (satire of public figures) · oc crocadís (artist's preliminary sketch) · es caricatura (satire of public figures) · af tekening (diagram in a scientific concept) · ar كَارِيكَاتِير (humorous drawing or strip) · de Cartoon (humorous drawing or strip) · ar كَارِيكَاتُور (humorous drawing or strip) · mk карикату́ра (satire of public figures) · af spotprent (humorous drawing or strip) · be ко́мікс (humorous drawing or strip) · fi pilakuva (humorous drawing or strip) · ro caricatură (satire of public figures) · es viñeta (humorous drawing or strip) · pl karykatura (satire of public figures) · sw katuni (humorous drawing or strip) · sw vibonzo (humorous drawing or strip) · pt cartum (humorous drawing or strip) · pt charge (satire of public figures) · ja 風刺画 (humorous drawing or strip) · fi luonnos (artist's preliminary sketch) · pl komiks (humorous drawing or strip) · bg гра́фика (diagram in a scientific concept) · pt caricatura (satire of public figures) · ca vinyeta (humorous drawing or strip) · cmn 諷刺畫 /讽刺画 (humorous drawing or strip) · vi tranh biếm hoạ (satire of public figures) · pt charge (humorous drawing or strip) · st tshwantshiso ya sesomo (humorous drawing or strip) · fr caricature (humorous drawing or strip) · fo skemtitekning (humorous drawing or strip) · eo kartuno (humorous drawing or strip) · tl tawo-tawo (satire of public figures) · lb Cartoon (satire of public figures) · ru шарж (humorous drawing or strip) · sk komiks (humorous drawing or strip) · lb Cartoon (humorous drawing or strip) · uk ко́мікс (humorous drawing or strip) · fi kaavio (diagram in a scientific concept) · de Karikatur (satire of public figures) · gl tira cómica (humorous drawing or strip) · oc caricatura (satire of public figures) · ru диагра́мма (diagram in a scientific concept) · fr caricature (satire of public figures) · it vignetta (humorous drawing or strip) · pl diagram (diagram in a scientific concept) · pt desenho (artist's preliminary sketch) · pt croquis (artist's preliminary sketch) · oc croquís (artist's preliminary sketch) · mk стрип (humorous drawing or strip) · it cartone (artist's preliminary sketch) · ca caricatura (satire of public figures)
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