cartoon
A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
Noun 4 meanings
A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
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.
Verb 2 meanings
To draw a cartoon, a humorous drawing.
To make a preliminary sketch.
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.
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CARTOON at a glance
CARTOON has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (C 3 + A 1 + R 1 + T 1 + O 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,121 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with cartoon
All rhymes- SOON4
- AFTERNOON12
- MOON6
- NOON4
- BALLOON9
- SPOON7
- HONEYMOON17
- TYPHOON15
- PLATOON9
- BOON6
- LAGOON7
- SALOON6
One letter away
- CARDOON10
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