toon

¹ American  

[toon] / tun /

noun

1. an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.

2. the wood itself.

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toon ² American  

[toon] / tun /

noun

1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a character in an animated cartoon.

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toon ¹ British  

/ tuːn /

noun

1. a large meliaceous tree, Cedrela toona, of the East Indies and Australia, having clusters of flowers from which a dye is obtained

2. the close-grained red wood of this tree, used for furniture, carvings, etc

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toon ² British  

/ tuːn /

noun

1. a cartoon character

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Etymology

Origin of toon¹

1800–10; < Hindi tūn < Sanskrit tunna

Origin of toon²

First recorded in 1980–85; shortening of cartoon

Example Sentences

Pooh is as much as a gentle sage as he is a round-tummied toon.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023

The title characters have classic toon precedent — remember the maladroit elves in Tex Avery’s 1950 “The Peachy Cobbler,” or the gremlin in that Bugs Bunny cartoon?

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022

The artist realized his Pooh toon could bring some cash flow.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2022

All of this is to reveal that Doom is not a man but an evil toon.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2020

Hie noticed that Robin kept 19 too, but toon the grunting of Sir Ector and the baa-ing of King Pellinore were left behind.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White