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Caricature vs Cartoon - What's the difference?

caricature | cartoon | Synonyms |

Cartoon is a synonym of caricature.



As nouns the difference between caricature and cartoon

is that caricature is a pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect while cartoon is a humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.

As verbs the difference between caricature and cartoon

is that caricature is to represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner while cartoon is to draw a cartoon.

caricature

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect.
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  • A grotesque misrepresentation.
  • * Macaulay
  • A grotesque caricature of virtue.

    Descendants

    * Tagalog: (l)

    Verb

  • To represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner.
  • Derived terms

    * caricaturist

    cartoon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (comics) A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
  • (comics) A drawing satirising current public figures.
  • (arts) An artist's preliminary sketch.
  • (animation) An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous.
  • * 12 July 2012 , Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift
  • The matter of whether the world needs a fourth Ice Age movie pales beside the question of why there were three before it, but Continental Drift feels less like an extension of a theatrical franchise than an episode of a middling TV cartoon , lolling around on territory that’s already been settled.
  • A diagram in a scientific concept.
  • Synonyms

    * (humorous drawing or strip) comic strip, strip cartoon * (satire of public figures) caricature, political cartoon

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (arts, comics, animation) To draw a cartoon.
  • Anagrams

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