Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cartoony

/kɑɹˈtuni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: car-toony
IPA: /kɑɹˈtuni/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the style of a cartoon.

Etymology

Etymology tree English cartoon Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English cartoony From cartoon + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɑɹˈtuni/

Inflected Forms

more cartoony (comparative) most cartoony (superlative)

Derived Forms

cart00ney cartooney cartooniness

Synonyms

cartoonesque cartoonish cartoonlike

Questions

How do you pronounce cartoony?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹˈtuni/.
What does cartoony mean?: Having the style of a cartoon.
Where does cartoony come from?: Etymology tree English cartoon Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English cartoony From cartoon + -y.

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