Cartoon Drawing Noun Kɑːˈtuːn Kɑːrˈtuːn Political/Satirical Funniest Contributions

• a political/satirical cartoon
• the funniest contributions to the magazine are the cartoons.
• he started drawing cartoons when he was still at school.
• a ‘peanuts’ cartoon with charlie brown

cartoon

1. a humorous drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially one about politics or events in the news
• a political/satirical cartoon
• The funniest contributions to the magazine are the cartoons.
• He started drawing cartoons when he was still at school.
2. a series of drawings inside boxes that tell a story and are often printed in newspapers
• a ‘Peanuts’ cartoon with Charlie Brown
3. a film or TV show made by photographing a series of gradually changing drawings or models, so that they look as if they are moving
• a Walt Disney cartoon
• a cartoon character

Extra Examples

• a full-length Disney cartoon
• The kids spend their Saturdays watching cartoons.
4. a drawing made by an artist as a preparation for a painting

Word Origin

• late 16th cent. (in sense (4)): from Italian cartone, from carta, from Latin carta, charta, from Greek khartēs ‘papyrus leaf’. Sense (1) dates from the mid 19th cent.