Caricature
21caricature — [[t]kæ̱rɪkətʃʊə(r), AM tʃər[/t]] caricatures, caricaturing, caricatured 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way. The poster… …
22CARICATURE — s. f. T. de Peinture, emprunté de l italien. Image satirique dans laquelle l artiste représente d une manière grotesque, bouffonne, les personnes ou les événements qu il veut tourner en dérision. Les caricatures ne doivent pas être des charges… …
23caricature — I UK [ˈkærɪkətjʊə(r)] / US [ˈkerɪkəˌtʃʊr] noun Word forms caricature : singular caricature plural caricatures 1) [countable] art a drawing of someone that strongly emphasizes their main features, especially in order to make them seem funny She… …
24caricature — /ˈkærəkətʃʊə / (say karuhkuhchoouh) noun 1. a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: *But it was not until Hop and, a little while after, Phil May were brought from abroad that the… …
25caricature — n. 1) to draw a caricature of 2) a bold, striking caricature * * * [ kærɪkətʃʊə] striking caricature a bold to draw a caricatureof …
26caricature — a character appearing ridiculously out of proportion because of one physical, psychological or moral trait that has been grossly or broadly exaggerated; a caricature often portrays a character in an unrealistic, stereotypical fashion A… …
27caricature — car|i|ca|ture1 [ kerıkə,tʃur ] noun 1. ) count a drawing of someone that strongly emphasizes their main features, especially in order to make them seem funny: caricatures of political leaders 2. ) count or uncount a description of a person, place …
28caricature — [ karɪkətjʊə, karɪkətʃɔ:] noun a depiction of a person in which distinguishing characteristics are exaggerated for comic or grotesque effect. verb make a caricature of. Derivatives caricatural adjective caricaturist noun Origin C18: from Fr.,… …
29caricature — 1 noun 1 (C) a funny drawing of someone that makes some of their features look bigger or more amusing than they really are: Newspapers often have caricatures of politicians. 2 (C) a description of someone that shows only some parts of their… …
30caricature — [ˈkærɪkətjʊə] noun [C] a drawing or description of someone that emphasizes particular features in order to make them seem silly caricature verb [T] …
