Pronunciation: kär- ' tün
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Italian cartone pasteboard, cartoon, augmentative of carta leaf of paper ― more at CARD
Date: 1671
1 : a preparatory design, drawing, or painting (as for a fresco)
2 a : a drawing intended as satire, caricature, or humor <a political cartoon > b : COMIC STRIP
3 : ANIMATED CARTOON
4 : a ludicrously simplistic, unrealistic, or one-dimensional portrayal or version <the film's villain is an entertaining cartoon >
– cartoon verb
– car · toon · ing noun
– car · toon · ish \ - ' tü-nish \ adjective
– car · toon · ish · ly adverb
– car · toon · ist \ - ' tü-nist \ noun
– car · toon · like \ - ' tün- ˌ l ī k \ adjective
– car · toony \ - ' tü-n ē \ adjective