caricature
Pronunciation: /ˈkɛɹɪkət͡ʃʊɚ/
The English word “caricature” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect.
- A grotesque misrepresentation.
- In facial recognition systems, a face that has been modified to look less like the average face, and thus more distinctive.
adjective
- Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque.
verb
- To represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner.
Etymology
Borrowed from French caricature, from Italian caricatùra, ultimately from Latin carrus, and so not related to character, which is instead ultimately from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”).
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More English words
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- caricaturally
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- caricaturesque
- caricaturisation
- caricaturise
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