Refine this word faster
Caricature
Definitions
- 1 Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque. not-comparable
"That singularly foolish old lady, her grandmother, got up a sort of caricature conspiracy, and Miss Churchill was to have been married to a coxcombical Jacobite, of the name of Trevanion; but he was arrested in the church, though he has since escaped by means of the jailor's daughter."
- 1 A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect.
"Lo Ching-chong (羅慶忠), better known as L.C.C., showed off a caricature of Lu he did in 2001. In the black-and-white drawing, Lu sports a bird's nest-like hairdo, with a bird perched in it."
- 2 a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect wordnet
- 3 A grotesque misrepresentation.
"A grotesque caricature of virtue."
- 4 In facial recognition systems, a face that has been modified to look less like the average face, and thus more distinctive.
- 1 To represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner.
"Their faults grew suddenly perceptible, and their absurdities an unfailing subject of mimicry. All these, in his hands, became singularly amusing. Francesca, who had little knowledge, and no envy, of the individuals so relentlessly caricatured, could not help being entertained."
- 2 represent in or produce a caricature of wordnet
Etymology
From French caricature, from Italian caricatura. Not related to character, which is instead ultimately from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”).
From French caricature, from Italian caricatura. Not related to character, which is instead ultimately from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”).
From French caricature, from Italian caricatura. Not related to character, which is instead ultimately from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”).
See also for "caricature"
Next best steps
Mini challenge
Unscramble this word: caricature