Origin of cartoon
1665–75; < Italian
cartone pasteboard, stout paper, a drawing on such paper, equivalent to
cart(a) paper (see
carte) +
-one augmentative suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM cartoon
car·toon·ish, adjective car·toon·ist, noun un·car·tooned, adjectiveWords nearby cartoon
cartography,
cartomancy,
carton,
carton-pierre,
cartonnier,
cartoon,
cartoonish,
cartop,
cartophily,
cartopper,
cartouche
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British Dictionary definitions for cartoon
cartoon
/ (kɑːˈtuːn) /
noun
a humorous or satirical drawing, esp one in a newspaper or magazine, concerning a topical event
Also called: comic strip
a sequence of drawings in a newspaper, magazine, etc, relating a comic or adventurous situation
See animated cartoon
a full-size preparatory sketch for a fresco, tapestry, mosaic, etc, from which the final work is traced or copied
Derived forms of cartoon
cartoonist, nounWord Origin for cartoon
C17: from Italian
cartone pasteboard, sketch on stiff paper; see
carton