animated cartoon

noun

Any of several types of film or movie, in which the frames are drawn by hand in order to give a sense of movement when projected in rapid sequence.

Meanings

nounanimated cartoon (plural animated cartoons)

plural animated cartoons

  1. Any of several types of film or movie, in which the frames are drawn by hand in order to give a sense of movement when projected in rapid sequence.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans tekenprent
  • tekenprentanimated media
Arabic كَرْتُون, فِيلْم كَرْتُون
  • كَرْتُون (kartūn)animated media
  • فِيلْم كَرْتُون (film kartūn)animated media
Bulgarian мултиплика́ция
  • мултиплика́ция (multiplikácija)animated media
Catalan dibuixos animats
  • dibuixos animatsanimated media
Chinese Cantonese 卡通, 卡通片
  • 卡通animated media
  • 卡通片animated media
Chinese Mandarin 動畫 /动画, 動畫片 /动画片
  • 動畫 /动画 (dònghuà)animated media
  • 動畫片 /动画片 (dònghuàpiàn)animated media
  • 卡通 (kǎtōng)animated media
Danish tegnefilm, animationsfilm
  • tegnefilmanimated media
  • animationsfilmanimated media
Dutch tekenfilm
  • tekenfilmanimated media
Esperanto animaciaĵo, animaciita desegno
  • animaciaĵoanimated media
  • animaciita desegnoanimated media
Finnish piirrosfilmi, piirretty
  • piirrosfilmianimated media
  • piirrettyanimated media
  • piirrossarjaanimated media
  • piirroselokuvaanimated media
French dessin animé
  • dessin animéanimated media
German Zeichentrickfilm, Cartoon
  • Zeichentrickfilmanimated media
  • Cartoonanimated media
  • Zeichentrickanimated media
  • Trickfilmanimated media
  • Zeichenfilmanimated media
  • Animationsfilmanimated media
Greek κινούμενο σχέδιο, κινούμενα σχέδια
  • κινούμενο σχέδιο (kinoúmeno schédio)animated media
  • κινούμενα σχέδια (kinoúmena schédia)animated media
Hebrew סֶרֶט מְצֻיָּר
  • סֶרֶט מְצֻיָּר (séret m'tzuyyár)animated media
Hindi कार्टून
  • कार्टून (kārṭūn)animated media
Hungarian rajzfilm
  • rajzfilmanimated media
Italian cartone animato
  • cartone animatoanimated media
Japanese カートゥーン, アニメーション
  • カートゥーン (kātūn)animated media
  • アニメーション (animēshon)animated media
  • アニメanimated media
Korean 애니메이션, 만화영화
  • 애니메이션 (aenimeisyeon)animated media
  • 만화영화 (manhwayeonghwa)animated media
  • 그림영화 (geurimyeonghwa)animated media
Malay kartun
  • kartunanimated media
Māori pakiwaitara, pakiwaituhi
  • pakiwaitaraanimated media
  • pakiwaituhianimated media
Norwegian Bokmål animasjonsfilm
  • animasjonsfilmanimated media
Polish kreskówka, film rysunkowy
  • kreskówkaanimated media
  • film rysunkowyanimated media
  • film animowanyanimated media
  • animacjaanimated media
Portuguese desenho animado, desenho
  • desenho animadoanimated media
  • desenhoanimated media
Romanian desen, desen animat
  • desenanimated media
  • desen animatanimated media
Russian мультипликацио́нный фильм, мультфи́льм
  • мультипликацио́нный фильм (mulʹtiplikaciónnyj filʹm)animated media
  • мультфи́льм (mulʹtfílʹm)animated media
  • анимацио́нный фильм (animaciónnyj filʹm)animated media
  • му́льтик (múlʹtik)animated media
Slovak kreslený film
  • kreslený filmanimated media
Spanish dibujo animado, monos animados
  • dibujo animadoanimated media
  • monos animadosanimated media
  • dibujitoanimated media
  • caricaturaanimated media
  • muñequitosanimated media
  • muñeanimated media
  • dibujosanimated media
Swahili katuni
  • katunianimated media
Swedish tecknat, tecknad serie
  • tecknatanimated media
  • tecknad serieanimated media
  • tecknad filmanimated media
Tagalog tawo-tawo
  • tawo-tawoanimated media
Thai การ์ตูน, ภาพยนตร์การ์ตูน
  • การ์ตูน (gaa-dtuun)animated media
  • ภาพยนตร์การ์ตูน (pâap-pá-yon-gaa-dtuun)animated media
Turkish çizgi film
  • çizgi filmanimated media
Ukrainian мультфі́льм, мультиплікаці́йний фільм
  • мультфі́льм (mulʹtfílʹm)animated media
  • мультиплікаці́йний фільм (mulʹtyplikacíjnyj filʹm)animated media
  • мультипліка́ція (mulʹtyplikácija)animated media
  • му́льтик (múlʹtyk)animated media
Vietnamese hoạt hình
  • hoạt hìnhanimated media
Cite this entry
APA

animated cartoon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animated%20cartoon

MLA

“animated cartoon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animated%20cartoon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “animated cartoon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animated%20cartoon.

Source: animated cartoon on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.