Cartoon Cartoon Definition. Cartoon means a drawing or sketch. A Cartoon, in the modern meaning, is often drawn to be humorous. A Cartoon can appear in Newspapers, Magazines, on Websites, on TV, on clothes and toys, as well as being the template for toys. A Cartoon can be transferred onto anything an image can be placed upon. A Cartoon can be a Company logo, emblem, or a mascot for an organization or individual. A Cartoon may be about a topical event. A Cartoon can be a frame of a cartoon animation. A Cartoon can also be a cartoon character. A Cartoon may also describe an animated Cartoon TV program or film. Cartoons also appear in books and as illustrations as well as comic strips.

A Cartoon in the old sense of the word (still used by some) is a preliminary drawing or set of drawings prepared by an arist for a fresco or painting or other art form, mostly to use for planning an art work between artists or to show those who have commissioned the art work. The word "Cartoon" derives from the Italian word "carte" (Latin charta as/from Carton) which in turn came form Greek and ultimately Pheonician. This factor is rather interesting as the word cartoon comes form the latin "Carton" (see the simlarity to Cartoon?) & Carte via French and Italian which was taken from Greek and Greek was formed form Phoenician, which in turn was formed from Hieroglyphs. Hieroglyphs are the root of all written words and are picture words. These piture words are the where origins lay of the word cartoon. A Cartoon is a pictorial demonstration.