cartoon

Forms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: cartoons

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): cartoon
past (v2): cartooned
past participle (v3): cartooned
present participle: cartooning
3rd person singular: cartoons

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
2.A drawing satirising current public figures.
- The newspaper published a political cartoon mocking the mayor.
3.An artist's preliminary sketch.
4.A full-sized drawing that serves as the template for a fresco, a tapestry, etc.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

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

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4564

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Rare
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

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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).

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

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Word family

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.