Caricature
noun
An exaggerated picture or description that is meant to make someone or something look funny or unattractive.
He drew a caricature of his teacher with a huge nose.
Often appears as...
- draw a caricature
- create a caricature
verb
To create such exaggerated pictures or descriptions.
The politician was caricatured in the newspapers.
Often appears as...
- caricature someone
- caricature something
noun
A simplified representation or description that does not show all the details or complexities.
He is not the caricature of a greedy businessman that he is often made out to be.
Often appears as...
- is a caricature
- becomes a caricature
noun
An exaggerated picture or description that is meant to make someone or something look funny or unattractive.
He drew a caricature of his teacher with a huge nose.
Often appears as...
- draw a caricature
- create a caricature
verb
To create such exaggerated pictures or descriptions.
The politician was caricatured in the newspapers.
Often appears as...
- caricature someone
- caricature something
noun
A simplified representation or description that does not show all the details or complexities.
He is not the caricature of a greedy businessman that he is often made out to be.
Often appears as...
- is a caricature
- becomes a caricature
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Humor or Insult
A caricature aims to amuse but can offend if the exaggeration is disrespectful.
His caricature of the celebrity was funny to some, but others found it rude.
Pro Tip 2/3Exaggerated Features
Focus on prominent features or behaviors to understand what's exaggerated.
The caricature highlighted her laugh by drawing her with an enormous mouth.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Realistic
Remember that caricatures aren't meant to be accurate depictions.
The caricature with the giant ears was not a true representation of the principal.
Pro Tip 1/3Humor or Insult
A caricature aims to amuse but can offend if the exaggeration is disrespectful.
His caricature of the celebrity was funny to some, but others found it rude.
Pro Tip 2/3Exaggerated Features
Focus on prominent features or behaviors to understand what's exaggerated.
The caricature highlighted her laugh by drawing her with an enormous mouth.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Realistic
Remember that caricatures aren't meant to be accurate depictions.
The caricature with the giant ears was not a true representation of the principal.
Pro Tip 1/3Humor or Insult
A caricature aims to amuse but can offend if the exaggeration is disrespectful.
His caricature of the celebrity was funny to some, but others found it rude.
Pro Tip 2/3Exaggerated Features
Focus on prominent features or behaviors to understand what's exaggerated.
The caricature highlighted her laugh by drawing her with an enormous mouth.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Realistic
Remember that caricatures aren't meant to be accurate depictions.
The caricature with the giant ears was not a true representation of the principal.
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After Decades of...
americans while challenging others you know my whole life i've just been scared of being one of those nerdy indian guys turned doctor but tonight got me thinking i mean there are far worse things in this world than being tapped for having natural ability in medicine south asians are no longer caricatures like apu but we still normalize our
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Your body language may...
So you have people who are like caricatures of alphas, really coming into the room, they get right into the middle of the room before class even starts, like they really want to occupy space. When they sit down, they're sort of spread out. They raise their hands like this. You have other people who are virtually collapsing
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Peter Donnelly: How...
Well, you're right to be a bit skeptical, because that's not the answer. That's what you might think. It's not the answer, and it's not because it's only part of the story. It actually depends on how common or how rare the disease is. So let me try and illustrate that. Here's a little caricature of a million individuals.
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Your body language...
of power nonverbal so you have people who are like caricatures of alphas like really coming to the room they get right into the middle of the room before class even starts like they really want to occupy space when they sit down they're sort of spread out they raise their hands like this you have other people
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What the world can learn...
actually, I should say three -- The first one is on education. Now schools have been shut down across China for quite some time now and again, this might feel a little bit stereotypical, or a caricature of China, but education is extremely important to the country and extremely important to the citizens.
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My 5 lives as an artist...
I caricatured my way through three layers by just impressing the guards, but I got stuck. I got stuck at the third. And what happened was, to my luck, I saw a nuclear scientist at whose party I had done cartoons. I ran up to him, and said, "Hello, sir. How do you do?"
Video examples
Giving a voice to young...
prejudices dissolved into one raw collective humanity even during times of civil unrest a smile is still a smile and a joke is still a joke and the need to freely express our thoughts will never be silenced these are political caricatures drawn at a time where
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How I unlearned...
that being a man is not some machismo caricature, and that characteristics usually defined as weaknesses are parts of the whole healthy man. So today, I continue to work not just on myself, but in support of young males in my community.
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Why should you read...
which explored small-town life with stinging language, offbeat humor, and delightfully unsavory scenarios. In her spare time O’Connor drew cartoons, and her writing is also brimming with caricature.
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Eagles in the Snow PIPE...
paper got that very striking black and white plumage but the thing that really sets them apart is that incredible bright orange beat they look like a caricature of an eagle bit of almost
Video examples
After Decades of...
americans while challenging others you know my whole life i've just been scared of being one of those nerdy indian guys turned doctor but tonight got me thinking i mean there are far worse things in this world than being tapped for having natural ability in medicine south asians are no longer caricatures like apu but we still normalize our
Video examples
Your body language may...
So you have people who are like caricatures of alphas, really coming into the room, they get right into the middle of the room before class even starts, like they really want to occupy space. When they sit down, they're sort of spread out. They raise their hands like this. You have other people who are virtually collapsing
Video examples
Peter Donnelly: How...
Well, you're right to be a bit skeptical, because that's not the answer. That's what you might think. It's not the answer, and it's not because it's only part of the story. It actually depends on how common or how rare the disease is. So let me try and illustrate that. Here's a little caricature of a million individuals.
Video examples
Your body language...
of power nonverbal so you have people who are like caricatures of alphas like really coming to the room they get right into the middle of the room before class even starts like they really want to occupy space when they sit down they're sort of spread out they raise their hands like this you have other people
Video examples
What the world can learn...
actually, I should say three -- The first one is on education. Now schools have been shut down across China for quite some time now and again, this might feel a little bit stereotypical, or a caricature of China, but education is extremely important to the country and extremely important to the citizens.
Video examples
My 5 lives as an artist...
I caricatured my way through three layers by just impressing the guards, but I got stuck. I got stuck at the third. And what happened was, to my luck, I saw a nuclear scientist at whose party I had done cartoons. I ran up to him, and said, "Hello, sir. How do you do?"
Video examples
Giving a voice to young...
prejudices dissolved into one raw collective humanity even during times of civil unrest a smile is still a smile and a joke is still a joke and the need to freely express our thoughts will never be silenced these are political caricatures drawn at a time where
Video examples
How I unlearned...
that being a man is not some machismo caricature, and that characteristics usually defined as weaknesses are parts of the whole healthy man. So today, I continue to work not just on myself, but in support of young males in my community.
Video examples
Why should you read...
which explored small-town life with stinging language, offbeat humor, and delightfully unsavory scenarios. In her spare time O’Connor drew cartoons, and her writing is also brimming with caricature.
Video examples
Eagles in the Snow PIPE...
paper got that very striking black and white plumage but the thing that really sets them apart is that incredible bright orange beat they look like a caricature of an eagle bit of almost
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Quote examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
The caricature of science is that we hold tight to the theories we have, and shun challenges to them. That's just not true. In fact, we hold our highest rewards for those scientists who can prove others wrong. And by the way, they are famous in their own lifetimes. We don't wait until they're dead.
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Hayden Schlossberg
American Director
A lot of times in movies, especially in sequels, the characters become caricatures and just sort of improv machines and joke machines, rather than people you can actually connect to.
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Chelsea Clinton
American Celebrity
Caricatured as navel-gazers, Millennials are said to live for their 'likes' and status updates. But the young people I know often leverage social media in selfless ways.
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George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
The world is a perpetual caricature of itself; at every moment it is the mockery and the contradiction of what it is pretending to be.
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Walt Disney
American Businessman
All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of fantasy and fable.
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Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.
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Genndy Tartakovsky
Russian Director
For me, animation is the caricature of life. It's something that we create, from the ground up.
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Joseph Conrad
Polish Novelist
A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth.
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Natasha Rothwell
American Actress
I think a caricature is different than a character.
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George Meredith
English Novelist
Caricature is rough truth.
Quote examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
The caricature of science is that we hold tight to the theories we have, and shun challenges to them. That's just not true. In fact, we hold our highest rewards for those scientists who can prove others wrong. And by the way, they are famous in their own lifetimes. We don't wait until they're dead.
Quote examples
Hayden Schlossberg
American Director
A lot of times in movies, especially in sequels, the characters become caricatures and just sort of improv machines and joke machines, rather than people you can actually connect to.
Quote examples
Chelsea Clinton
American Celebrity
Caricatured as navel-gazers, Millennials are said to live for their 'likes' and status updates. But the young people I know often leverage social media in selfless ways.
Quote examples
George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
The world is a perpetual caricature of itself; at every moment it is the mockery and the contradiction of what it is pretending to be.
Quote examples
Walt Disney
American Businessman
All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of fantasy and fable.
Quote examples
Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.
Quote examples
Genndy Tartakovsky
Russian Director
For me, animation is the caricature of life. It's something that we create, from the ground up.
Quote examples
Joseph Conrad
Polish Novelist
A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth.
Quote examples
Natasha Rothwell
American Actress
I think a caricature is different than a character.
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George Meredith
English Novelist
Caricature is rough truth.
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