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Cartoon

kɑːˈtuːn

Cartoon definitions
noun
cartoon cartoons
  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"

    • a narrative sequence of humorous drawings in a comic, magazine, or newspaper, usually with captions

      "a Peanuts cartoon by Charles Schulz"

    • a simplified or exaggerated version or interpretation of something

      "the parents aren't the uncaring and cold cartoon villains that often litter these dramas"

  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"

    animated film animated cartoon animation
  3. a full-size drawing made by an artist as a preliminary design for a painting or other work of art

    "the tapestries are based on a set of cartoons commissioned by Pope Leo XI"

    sketch rough preliminary drawing outline delineation tracing artist's impression
verb
cartoon cartooned cartooning cartoons
  1. make a drawing of (someone) in a simplified or exaggerated way

    "she has a face with enough character to be cartooned"