Definition of Caricature. Meaning of Caricature. Synonyms of Caricature

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Definition of Caricature

Caricature
Caricature Car"i*ca*ture, n. [It. caricatura, fr. caricare to charge, overload, exaggerate. See Charge, v. t.] 1. An exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts or characteristics, as in a picture. 2. A picture or other figure or description in which the peculiarities of a person or thing are so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous; a burlesque; a parody. [Formerly written caricatura.] The truest likeness of the prince of French literature will be the one that has most of the look of a caricature. --I. Taylor. A grotesque caricature of virtue. --Macaulay.
Caricature
Caricature Car"i*ca*ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caricatured; p. pr. & vb. n. Caricaturing.] To make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous exaggeration; to burlesque. He could draw an ill face, or caricature a good one, with a masterly hand. --Lord Lyttelton.

Meaning of Caricature from wikipedia

- A caricature is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or other artistic...
- Look up caricature in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A caricature is a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification...
- La Caricature (The Caricature) may refer to: La Caricature (1830–1843), a satirical w****ly published in Paris between 1830 and 1843 during the July Monarchy...
- Graptophyllum pictum, the caricature-plant, is a shrub in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to New Guinea, also a well-known garden shrub. There are...
- Caricature is a book collection of nine comic short stories by Daniel Clowes. In contrast to earlier Clowes collections such as Lout Rampage! and Orgy...
- cartoon, also known as an editorial cartoon, is a cartoon graphic with caricatures of public figures, expressing the artist's opinion. An artist who writes...
- A caricaturist is an artist who specializes in drawing caricatures. Abed Abdi (born 1942) Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003) Alex Gard (1900–1948) Alexander Saroukhan...
- Chibi, also known as super deformation, or S.D. is a style of caricature originating in ****an, and common in anime and manga where characters are drawn...
- whose caricatures appear on the celebrity wall at Sardi's restaurant in New York City. All have eaten at Sardi's. The date or year each caricature was added...
- engraving, and probably issuing a considerable number of caricatures under fictitious names. His caricatures are almost all in etching, some also with aquatint...