cartoon
pronunciation
How to pronounce cartoon in British English:
UK [kɑːˈtuːn]
How to pronounce cartoon in American English:
US [kɑːrˈtuːn]
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- Noun:
- a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
- a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
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- Verb:
- draw cartoons of
Word Origin
- cartoon
- cartoon: [17] Cartoon comes via French carton from Italian cartone, which meant literally ‘strong heavy paper, pasteboard’ (it was a derivative of carta ‘paper’, which came from Latin charta, source also of English card, carton, chart, and charter). Its meaning was in due course transferred to the preliminary sketches made by artists on such paper, the original and for nearly two centuries the only sense of the word in English; ‘But the sight best pleased me was the cartoons by Raphael, which are far beyond all the paintings I ever saw’, Hatton family correspondence, 1697.Its application to comic drawings in newspapers and magazines began in the 1840s.=> card, carton, chart, charter
- cartoon (n.)
- 1670s, "a drawing on strong paper (used as a model for another work)," from French carton, from Italian cartone "strong, heavy paper, pasteboard," thus "preliminary sketches made by artists on such paper" (see carton). Extension to comical drawings in newspapers and magazines is 1843. Punch has the benevolence to announce, that in an early number of his ensuing Volume he will astonish the Parliamentary Committee by the publication of several exquisite designs, to be called Punch's Cartoons! ["Punch," June 24, 1843] Also see -oon.
- cartoon (v.)
- 1864 (implied in cartooned), from cartoon (n.). Related: Cartooning.
Example
- 1. Perhaps cartoon characters can add pep to your workout .
- 2. Today 's cartoon mocks the american leader .
- 3. The last thing we really liked was your cartoon .
- 4. Heyward says buffett weighed in on the early conception of the cartoon .
- 5. The rest is cartoon history .