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Antonyms for caricature

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kar-i-kuh-cher, -choor
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkær ɪ kə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər

Definition of caricature

Origin :
  • 1748 (figurative), 1750 (literal), from French caricature (18c.), from Italian caricatura "satirical picture; an exaggeration," literally "an overloading," from caricare "to load, exaggerate," from Vulgar Latin carricare "to load a car" (see charge (v.)). The Italian form had been used in English from 1680s and was common 18c.
  • noun exaggerated description in writing, drawing
Example sentences :
  • Caricature, by the way, is a branch of Georgian Art which M. Rouquet neglects.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • This caricature of me had just appeared, and had been the delight of idle folks.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • I may not dally on my way, turning to the right and the left for beauty and caricature.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • It is something, Eve, though it end in wishes, or even in caricature.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • If a politician were not a caricature by nature, I made him one.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
  • Let's have the first of it, Let's know the worst of it: Is your face only a caricature?
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
  • When did the word 'caricature' first obtain in the Italian language, and how?
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
  • What I want to chat to you about at present is how to catch a caricature.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
  • The great point about a caricature is that it must be caught unawares.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
  • Is it a fact that Mr. Gladstone once signed a caricature of himself?
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss

Synonyms for caricature

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