toon vs animated cartoon

toon and animated cartoon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
toon	Yes	No	No	No
animated cartoon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, toon and animated cartoon are synonyms defined as:

toon and animated cartoon: a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

Other synonyms of toon include cartoon.

toon (noun)	animated cartoon (noun)
a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence	a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence