Meaning

7 senses
  1. A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.

    Karikatur, Cartoon

    ко́миксkómiks, карикату́раkarikatúra, шаржšarž

    ко́міксkómiks, карикату́раkarykatúra, шаржšarž

    a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

  2. A drawing satirising current public figures.

    The newspaper published a political cartoon mocking the mayor.

    Karikatur

    карикату́раkarikatúra

  3. An artist's preliminary sketch.

  4. A full-sized drawing that serves as the template for a fresco, a tapestry, etc.

  5. An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous.

    The children watched a funny cartoon on TV.

  6. A cartoon series.

    a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

  7. A diagram in a scientific concept.

    диагра́ммаdiagrámma, гра́фикgráfik

Examples

101 sentences
  1. What's your favorite cartoon?

    Який твій улюблений мультфільм? — deniko

    ruКакой твой любимый мультфильм? — odexed

    deWas ist dein Lieblingstrickfilm? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I like this cartoon.

    Мені подобається цей комікс. — deniko

    ruМне нравится этот мультфильм. — Selena777

  3. I like cartoons.

    Я люблю мультфільми. — deniko

    ruЯ люблю мультфильмы. — marafon

    deIch mag Cartoons. — Dokuyaku

  4. Tom watched cartoons with his children.

  5. Do you still enjoy watching cartoons?

    deSiehst du dir noch immer gerne Zeichentrickfilme an? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
humorous drawing or strip:
Русский
By meaning 2
humorous drawing or strip:
diagram in a scientific concept:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
humorous drawing or strip:

Origin

In British English first, from French carton (“sketch, cardboard, card”), from Italian car

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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Forms

plural: cartoons
Singularcartoon
Pluralcartoons

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
animated piece of film:animationB1animated cartoon
humorous drawing or strip:comic stripstrip cartoon
satire of public figures:caricaturepolitical cartoon
Close in meaning
  • a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence:animated cartoontoon
  • a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine:sketch

Word family

21 related words

See also

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cartoon — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto