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- [kar-i-kuh-cher, -choo r]
- /ˈkær ɪ kə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər/
- /ˈkær.ɪ.kə.tʃʊər/
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- [kar-i-kuh-cher, -choo r]
- /ˈkær ɪ kə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər/
Definitions of caricature word
- countable noun caricature A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way. 3
- verb caricature If you caricature someone, you draw or describe them in an exaggerated way in order to be humorous or critical. 3
- countable noun caricature If you describe something as a caricature of an event or situation, you mean that it is a very exaggerated account of it. 3
- noun caricature a pictorial, written, or acted representation of a person, which exaggerates his or her characteristic traits for comic effect 3
- noun caricature a ludicrously inadequate or inaccurate imitation 3
- verb caricature to represent in caricature or produce a caricature of 3
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Origin of caricature
First appearance:
before 1740 One of the 48% newest English words
1740-50; earlier caricatura < Italian, equivalent to caricat(o) loaded, i.e., distorted (past participle of caricare; see charge) + -ura -ure
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Parts of speech for Caricature
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
caricature popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for caricature
noun caricature
- satire — the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- cartoon — A cartoon is a humorous drawing or series of drawings in a newspaper or magazine.
- farce — a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- libel — the false accusation that Jews murder Christian children to use their blood in religious rituals: blood libels that spread throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
verb caricature
- mimic — to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
- satirize — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- satirise — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- ape — Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family.
- mock — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
Antonyms for caricature
noun caricature
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- flattery — the act of flattering.
- solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
- seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
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