cartoon
Noun:
- An animated film: A motion picture created by photographing a sequence of drawings, giving the illusion of movement when shown rapidly.
- A humorous or satirical drawing: A single-panel or multi-panel illustration, often published in a newspaper or magazine, that comments humorously or critically on current events, politics, or society.
Verb:
- To draw a cartoon: To create a humorous or satirical drawing, or to represent someone or something in the style of a cartoon.
Noun (Animated film):
- My children love to watch Saturday morning cartoons.
- The studio is famous for producing classic animated cartoons.
Noun (Humorous drawing):
- The newspaper's political cartoon cleverly criticized the new policy.
- He drew a funny cartoon about office life.
Verb:
- The artist was hired to cartoon the visiting dignitaries for the magazine.
- She enjoys cartooning her friends as superheroes.
"Cartoon strip" or "comic strip": A sequence of drawings in boxes that tell a short story or joke.
- I read the cartoon strip in the paper every day.
"Cartoon character": A character from an animated film or a humorous drawing.
- Mickey Mouse is an iconic cartoon character.
"Cartoonish" (adjective): Resembling a cartoon in style; exaggerated or simplified in a humorous way.
- The villain had a cartoonish evil laugh.
Cartoonist (noun): A person who draws cartoons.
- The cartoonist received an award for her work.
Animation (noun): The technique of making inanimate objects or drawings appear to move; a broader term that includes cartoons.
- He studied computer animation.
Caricature (noun/verb): A drawing that exaggerates a person's features for comic effect; related to but distinct from a cartoon.
- The caricature of the politician emphasized his large nose.
- Noun (Drawing): Comic, caricature, sketch.
- Noun (Film): Animated film, animation.
- Verb: Sketch, draw, caricature.
Political cartoon: A cartoon that offers commentary on politics and current events.
- The political cartoon sparked a lot of discussion.
Animated cartoon: Specifically refers to the film format.
- Early animated cartoons were black and white.
- "Living cartoon": Used to describe a person whose behavior or appearance is very exaggerated, funny, or unreal, like a cartoon character.
- With his wild hair and constant energy, he's like a living cartoon.
- a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
- a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
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