caricature

== English == === Alternative forms === caricatura (archaic) === Etymology === From French caricature, from Italian caricatura, ultimately from Latin carrus, and so not related to character, which is instead ultimately from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹɪkət͡ʃʊɚ/, /ˈkɛɹɪkət͡ʃɚ/, (rare) /kəˈɹɪkət͡ʃʊɚ/, (also rare) /kəˈɹɪkət͡ʃɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæɹɪkəˌtʃʊə/, /ˌkæɹɪkəˈtʃʊə/ === Noun === caricature (plural caricatures) A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect. A grotesque misrepresentation. (computing) In facial recognition systems, a face that has been modified to look less like the average face, and thus more distinctive. ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === caricature (not comparable) Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === caricature (third-person singular simple present caricatures, present participle caricaturing, simple past and past participle caricatured) To represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian caricatura, from the verb caricare (“to load; to exaggerate”), cognate with French charger. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.ʁi.ka.tyʁ/ Homophone: caricatures Rhymes: -yʁ === Noun === caricature f (plural caricatures) caricature ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “caricature”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.ri.kaˈtu.re/ Rhymes: -ure Hyphenation: ca‧ri‧ca‧tù‧re === Noun === caricature f plural of caricatura == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɾikaˈtuɾe/ [ka.ɾi.kaˈt̪u.ɾe] Rhymes: -uɾe Syllabification: ca‧ri‧ca‧tu‧re === Verb === caricature inflection of caricaturar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative