cartoon

Meaning

Noun

1. A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
2. A drawing satirising current public figures.
3. An artist's preliminary sketch.
4. A full-sized drawing that serves as the template for a fresco, a tapestry, etc.
5. An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous.
6. A cartoon series.
7. A diagram in a scientific concept.

Verb

1. To draw a cartoon, a humorous drawing.
2. To make a preliminary sketch.

Synonyms

caricature

animated cartoon

comics

sketch

burlesque

comic

comic strip

toon

parody

gag

grotesque

humorous

imitation

inscribe

jest

jester

joke

🤣

joker

lampoon

limn

manga

rough sketch

satire

story

strip cartoon

design

anecdote

animated movie

animated film

animation

box

📦

cartoon film

describe

draw

drawing

figurehead

Translations

caricature

Karikatur

Cartoon

Zeichentrickfilm

caricatura

caricatura

dibujos animados

dessin animé

caricatura

vignetta

cartone animato

σκίτσο

bande dessinée

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɑɹˈtuːn/

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.