a humorous drawing in a magazine or newspaper, often with words written below
Synonyms and related words
Parts of newspapers and magazines
advice column
agony column
announcement
1a
a series of drawings in a magazine or newspaper that tell a funny story
Synonyms and related words
Parts of newspapers and magazines
advice column
agony column
announcement
2
a film or television programme, especially for children, that is made by photographing a series of drawings so that people and things in them seem to move
Synonyms and related words
Films and types of film
animation
anime
biopic
3
arta drawing that an artist does as preparation for doing a painting or other work of art
Synonyms and related words
Specific types of picture or work of art
abstract
aquatint
bas-relief
cartoon
noun countable
US /kɑrˈtun/
Other entries for this word
strip cartoonnoun
Word Forms
singular
cartoon
plural
cartoons
DEFINITIONS3
1
a movie or television show, especially for children, that is made by photographing a series of drawings so that people and things in them seem to move
Synonyms and related words
Movies and types of movie
animation
anime
biopic
2
a humorous drawing in a newspaper or magazine, often with words written below
Synonyms and related words
Parts of newspapers and magazines
advice column
agony column
announcement
2a
a comic strip
Synonyms and related words
Parts of newspapers and magazines
advice column
agony column
announcement
3
arta drawing that an artist does as preparation for doing a painting or other work of art