Download the app
educalingo
Search
You don't really see sleepwalking in films that often. It's weird; I feel like in popular culture we have the perception of sitcom, arms-in-front-of-your-body sleepwalking, and then maybe Olive Oil and Popeye when she sleepwalks through the construction site. But it's all very cartoonish, in some cases literally.
Mike Birbiglia

Meaning of "cartoonish" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF CARTOONISH

cartoonish  [ˌkɑːˈtuːnɪʃ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARTOONISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cartoonish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CARTOONISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cartoonish

Cartoon

A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works. An artist who creates cartoons is called a cartoonist. The term originated in the Middle Ages and first described a preparatory drawing for a piece of art, such as a painting, fresco, tapestry, or stained glass window. In the 19th century, it came to refer to humorous illustrations in magazines and newspapers, and in the early 20th century and onward it referred to comic strips and animated films.

Definition of cartoonish in the English dictionary

The definition of cartoonish in the dictionary is like a cartoon, esp in being one-dimensional, brightly coloured, or exaggerated.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CARTOONISH


baboonish
bəˈbuːnɪʃ
buffoonish
bʌˈfuːnɪʃ
burnish
ˈbɜːnɪʃ
corniche
ˈkɔːnɪʃ
Cornish
ˈkɔːnɪʃ
degarnish
diːˈɡɑːnɪʃ
disfurnish
dɪsˈfɜːnɪʃ
disgarnish
dɪsˈɡɑːnɪʃ
furnish
ˈfɜːnɪʃ
garnish
ˈɡɑːnɪʃ
greenish
ˈɡriːnɪʃ
hornish
ˈhɔːnɪʃ
moonish
ˈmuːnɪʃ
picayunish
ˌpɪkəˈjuːnɪʃ
refurnish
ˌriːˈfɜːnɪʃ
soonish
ˈsuːnɪʃ
spleenish
ˈspliːnɪʃ
tarnish
ˈtɑːnɪʃ
unfurnish
ʌnˈfɜːnɪʃ
varnish
ˈvɑːnɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARTOONISH

cartographically
cartography
cartological
cartology
cartomancy
carton
cartonage
cartoon
cartoon character
cartoon strip
cartoonishly
cartoonist
cartoonlike
cartoony
cartop
cartophile
cartophilic
cartophilist
cartophily
cartopper

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARTOONISH

admonish
astonish
Danish
diminish
dragonish
dronish
finish
Finnish
gluttonish
jargonish
lemonish
mammonish
parsonish
preadmonish
premonish
punish
Spanish
the Spanish
tonish
vanish

Synonyms and antonyms of cartoonish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cartoonish» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF CARTOONISH

Find out the translation of cartoonish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cartoonish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cartoonish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡通
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caricaturesco
570 millions of speakers

English

cartoonish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cartoonish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكرتوني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мультяшным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caricatural
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cartoonish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dessin animé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kartun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cartoon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

漫画っぽい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

만화 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cartoonish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoạt hình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சித்திரங்களின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्टूनिश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karikatürize
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cartone animato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kreskówkowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мультяшним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

desen animat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cartoonish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

strokiesverhaalagtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cartoonish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cartoonish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cartoonish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARTOONISH»

The term «cartoonish» is regularly used and occupies the 77.914 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
64
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «cartoonish» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of cartoonish
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «cartoonish».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARTOONISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cartoonish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cartoonish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cartoonish

EXAMPLES

4 QUOTES WITH «CARTOONISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cartoonish.
1
Joan Van Ark
They wanted to make her less rural, less of a cartoon. Not that Southern woman are cartoonish - they're the strongest women in this country, but with Val they wanted to take the stereotypical things out.
2
Mike Birbiglia
You don't really see sleepwalking in films that often. It's weird; I feel like in popular culture we have the perception of sitcom, arms-in-front-of-your-body sleepwalking, and then maybe Olive Oil and Popeye when she sleepwalks through the construction site. But it's all very cartoonish, in some cases literally.
3
David S. Goyer
What I really like to do is write 'genre' stories without a cartoonish element. I did the same with 'Da Vinci's Demons,' and I'll do the same with 'Man of Steel.'
4
Eugene Levy
This was more of a cartoonish thing for me and it kind of took me back to SCTV, in a way, where the characters are just a little broader and you can have that kind of fun going a little over the edge.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARTOONISH»

Discover the use of cartoonish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cartoonish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Conversations with Jonathan Lethem
Like you say, the thriller world is a little cartoonish, and there is a more stable place where slower and more unclear things go on, as embodied in Kimmery. I get the feeling that for you in this book, reality might be the place where you can't find ...
Jonathan Lethem, Jaime Clarke, 2011
2
Zio Pepe's Trilogy: Three Short Stories Long on Morals: the ...
Three Short Stories Long on Morals: the Ice Cream Cake Killer, Chief Inspector Gerrard, and One Toke Too Many Over the Line J. G. Romandetto. is his birthday —and he left his gang. As he was entering his car, the cartoonish figure appeared ...
J. G. Romandetto, 2009
3
The Composition of Everyday Life, Brief Edition, 4th ed.
Simon Benlow, “Revealing the Ugly Cartoonish Truth: The Simpsons. ... Cartoonish. Truth: The. Simpsons. Simon Benlow Evaluating entertainment can be dangerous, because writers might be tempted to give a list of likes and dislikes.
John Mauk, John W. Metz
4
Cinema of Outsiders: The Rise of American Independent Film
Valdez's paintings became a reference point, with domestic scenes rendered in bold colors. Robison carried around color photocopies of her paintings, because Nava wanted a literal rendition. "Valdez's colors are vivid, there's a cartoonish ...
Emanuel Levy, 2001
5
The Composition of Everyday Life
Simon Benlow, “Revealing the Ugly Cartoonish Truth: The Simpsons. ... Cartoonish. Truth: The. Simpsons. Simon Benlow Evaluating entertainment can be dangerous, because writers might be tempted to give a list of likes and dislikes.
John Mauk, John Metz, 2013
6
Encountering Global Environmental Politics: Teaching, ...
From your experience, has Conca accurately characterized the impact of these courses upon students' ability to think imaginatively about the state? 3. Conca attacks cartoonish images of the state that, from his experience, infect the classroom.
Michael Maniates, 2003
7
Online Communities and Social Computing
Deformation. Rules. 4.1 Deformation Tendencies in Cartoonish Portraits First, we compared seven personalized avatars based on photo images and cartoonish portraits of the same persons drawn by an amateur illustrator, as shown in Fig. 4.
A. Ant Ozok, Panayiotis Zaphiris, 2009
8
BONG Joon-ho: Korean Film Directors
I've often heard people say that I established a cartoonish concept, but that wasn't intentional. It became that way as I filmed it, and in some ways it became even more so through the editing. At the time, the producer, JO Min-hwan, saw it and ...
Jung Ji-youn
9
Schadenfreude, Baby!: A Delicious Look at the Misfortune of ...
Cartoonish. Accidents. Sometimes an accident or a mishap creates a visual image reminiscent of a cartoon. It's no fun for the person who actually suffers, but it just strikes a chord that makes you laugh.
Laura Lee, 2008
10
Bronson's Loose!: The Making of the Death Wish Films
“The same thing in James Bond [movies]. The early Bond films are rooted in the [ Ian] Fleming novels, which were a bit more reality-based. By the time you got to You Only Live Twice [1967], it got very cartoonish. There's definitely a transition in  ...
Paul Talbot, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARTOONISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cartoonish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Unnoticeables' Is A Raunchy Ride Through Punk, Horror And Pop …
It's a cartoonish pair of premises, and at first, Brockman seems to want to keep things strictly silly. In particular, Carey's character is such an ... «WFDD, Jul 15»
2
Orange Is the New Black's third season is the show's best yet
Unlike apparently everyone else, I hated the entire Vee plot line from season two; she was cartoonishly evil and made the show cartoonish as a ... «Vox, Jul 15»
3
Your patience will be rewarded with the atmospheric Arclight and …
The art in Cyber Realm (Nobrow) is traditionally cartoonish in style, complete with the ruff and scuff, motion lines, exasperated anger, and ... «A.V. Club DC, Jul 15»
4
Meet the Hair and Makeup Team Behind Key & Peele's Scene …
In another sketch from the upcoming season, Key plays a white cop, his skin tone made up to be extremely light (think a less-cartoonish version ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Tuesdays with Brownie: Mets need a helping hand
He's not wearing the Yankees' interlocking NY or the Tigers' Old English D on his cap, however, but a big, cartoonish, bubble-headed Mr. Met, ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
6
July Jubilee features psychedelic art of Sage Helperman
Helperman chose more than 60 pieces to show during the July Jubilee that best represented his cartoonish and psychedelic style. “The word ... «Rocky Mountain Collegian, Jul 15»
7
Art imitates life as Frankfurt overhauls Euro sculpture
Hoerl's cartoonish sculpture, loved and loathed equally by Frankfurt's inhabitants, remains in the green belt of park that girdles the city centre. «Expatica Germany, Jul 15»
8
Anthony Bourdain gets nostalgic ahead of Nashville visit
"What we're sold on television as down-home Southern cooking is much of the time ludicrous, cartoonish," he pauses. Shifting to the current ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
9
Unsilencing Gaza: One year since 'Operation Protective Edge'
... supporters to take to the internet and troll tweets, Facebook posts, and the like, and posting its own cartoonish propaganda graphics. «Mondoweiss, Jul 15»
10
Virgin America Offering $38 Flights In 'Biggest Deal Of The Year'
(Think JetBlue, but with funkier lights and more cartoonish logos.) The flash sale is also a good way to score deals on for fall and early winter ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cartoonish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cartoonish>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z