cartoon

The definition of a cartoon is a funny drawing or sketch in a newspaper or magazine or an animated movie or television show.

(noun)

See cartoon in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a drawing, as in a newspaper, caricaturing or symbolizing, often satirically, some event, situation, or person of topical interest
a full-size preliminary sketch of a design or picture to be copied in a fresco, tapestry, etc.
1. a humorous drawing, often with a caption
2. ☆ comic strip
☆ animated cartoon

Origin: Fr carton < It cartone, both in cartoonsense : see carton

transitive verb

to draw a cartoon of

intransitive verb

to draw cartoons

Related Forms:

See cartoon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A drawing depicting a humorous situation, often accompanied by a caption.
b. A drawing representing current public figures or issues symbolically and often satirically: a political cartoon.
A preliminary sketch similar in size to the work, such as a fresco, that is to be copied from it.
An animated cartoon.
A comic strip.
A ridiculously oversimplified or stereotypical representation: criticized the actor's portrayal of Jefferson as a historically inaccurate cartoon.