what is the meaning of cartoon
Definition of cartoon. 1  1 : a preparatory design, drawing, or painting (as for a fresco) 2  2a : a drawing intended as satire, caricature, or humor a political cartoonb : comic strip. 3  3 : animated cartoon.  4 : a ludicrously simplistic, unrealistic, or one-dimensional portrayal or version the film's villain is an entertaining cartoon.