Cartoon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɑːɹtˈuːn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːkiːˈɒɡɹəfi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːkiːˈɒɡɹəfi/

2 syllables Say it as /kɑːɹtˈuːn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sketch toon animated cartoon

Parts of Speech

noun	a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
noun	a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
verb	draw cartoons of

Word Forms

cartoonist	noun	a person who draws cartoons
cartoon	verb	draw cartoons of
cartoon	noun	a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Karikatur

eine humorvolle oder satirische Zeichnung, die in einer Zeitung oder Zeitschrift veröffentlicht wird

🇫🇷French

dessin animé

un dessin humoristique ou satirique publié dans un journal ou un magazine

🇪🇸Spanish

dibujos animados

un dibujo humorístico o satírico publicado en un periódico o revista

🇮🇹Italian

cartone animato

un disegno umoristico o satirico pubblicato su un giornale o una rivista

🇳🇱Dutch

tekenfilm

een humoristische of satirische tekening gepubliceerd in een krant of tijdschrift

🇵🇹Portuguese

desenho animado

desenho humorístico ou satírico publicado em jornal ou revista

🇷🇺Russian

мультфильм

юмористический или сатирический рисунок, опубликованный в газете или журнале

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कार्टून

किसी समाचार पत्र या पत्रिका में प्रकाशित हास्य या व्यंग्यपूर्ण चित्र

🇧🇩Bengali

কার্টুন

একটি সংবাদপত্র বা ম্যাগাজিনে প্রকাশিত একটি হাস্যকর বা ব্যঙ্গাত্মক অঙ্কন

🇮🇳Tamil

கார்ட்டூன்

ஒரு செய்தித்தாள் அல்லது பத்திரிகையில் வெளியிடப்பட்ட நகைச்சுவை அல்லது நையாண்டி வரைதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కార్టూన్

వార్తాపత్రిక లేదా మ్యాగజైన్‌లో ప్రచురించబడిన హాస్య లేదా వ్యంగ్య డ్రాయింగ్

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यंगचित्र

वृत्तपत्र किंवा मासिकात प्रकाशित केलेले विनोदी किंवा उपहासात्मक रेखाचित्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાર્ટૂન

અખબાર અથવા સામયિકમાં પ્રકાશિત થયેલ રમૂજી અથવા વ્યંગાત્મક ચિત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಟೂನ್

ವೃತ್ತಪತ್ರಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯತಕಾಲಿಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾದ ಹಾಸ್ಯಮಯ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಡಂಬನಾತ್ಮಕ ರೇಖಾಚಿತ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാർട്ടൂൺ

ഒരു പത്രത്തിലോ മാസികയിലോ പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിച്ച നർമ്മപരമോ ആക്ഷേപഹാസ്യമോ ആയ ഡ്രോയിംഗ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਰਟੂਨ

ਇੱਕ ਅਖਬਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਮੈਗਜ਼ੀਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਤ ਇੱਕ ਹਾਸੋਹੀਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਅੰਗਮਈ ਡਰਾਇੰਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

کارٹون

اخبار یا میگزین میں شائع ہونے والی مزاحیہ یا طنزیہ ڈرائنگ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卡通片

报纸或杂志上发表的幽默或讽刺图画

🇯🇵Japanese

漫画

新聞や雑誌に掲載されたユーモラスまたは風刺的な絵

🇰🇷Korean

만화

신문이나 잡지에 실린 유머러스하거나 풍자적인 그림

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoạt hình

một bức vẽ hài hước hoặc châm biếm được đăng trên một tờ báo hoặc tạp chí

🇹🇭Thai

การ์ตูน

ภาพวาดที่ตลกขบขันหรือเสียดสีที่ตีพิมพ์ในหนังสือพิมพ์หรือนิตยสาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

kartun

gambar lucu atau satir yang diterbitkan di surat kabar atau majalah

🇲🇾Malay

kartun

lukisan jenaka atau satira yang diterbitkan dalam akhbar atau majalah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رسوم متحركة

رسم فكاهي أو ساخر منشور في إحدى الصحف أو المجلات

🇮🇷Persian

کارتون

نقاشی طنز یا طنز منتشر شده در روزنامه یا مجله

🇹🇷Turkish

karikatür

bir gazete veya dergide yayınlanan mizahi veya hicivli bir çizim

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָרִיקָטוּרָה

ציור הומוריסטי או סאטירי שפורסם בעיתון או במגזין

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cartoon'?

The primary meaning of 'cartoon' is 'a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cartoon' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'cartoon' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cartoon' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cartoon' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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