cartoon
noun
[ kɑːˈtuːn ]
• 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"
Similar:
caricature,
parody,
lampoon,
satire,
travesty,
distorted/exaggerated drawing,
distortion,
take-off,
send-up,
spoof,
pasquinade,
• a film using animation techniques to photograph a sequence of drawings rather than real people or objects.
• "we watched Yogi Bear cartoons on TV"
• 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"
Similar:
sketch,
rough,
preliminary drawing,
outline,
delineation,
tracing,
artist's impression,
wireframe,
underdrawing,
maquette,
ébauche,
esquisse,
croquis,
cartoon
verb
• make a drawing of (someone) in a simplified or exaggerated way.
• "she has a face with enough character to be cartooned"
Origin:
late 16th century (in cartoon (sense 3 of the noun)): from Italian cartone, from carta, from Latin carta, charta (see card1). cartoon (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the mid 19th century.
