Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ANIMATED
animated, alive
(adjective) having life or vigor or spirit; “an animated and expressive face”; “animated conversation”; “became very animated when he heard the good news”
animated
(adjective) made to appear to move as living creatures do; “an animated cartoon”; “animated puppets”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
animated (comparative more animated, superlative most animated)
Full of life or spirit; lively; vigorous; spritely.
Endowed with life.
Composed of inanimate objects or drawings that appear to move thought the use of computer graphics or stop-action filming.
Synonyms
• (full of life or spirit): brisk, dynamic, peppy; see also active
• (endowed with life): animate, living; see also alive
• (composed of objects/drawings that appear to move): claymated
Verb
animated
simple past tense and past participle of animate
Anagrams
• Mandaite, aminated, diamante, diamantĂ©
Source: Wiktionary
An"i*ma`ted, a.
Definition: Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous. "Animated sounds." Pope. "Animated bust." Gray. "Animated descriptions." Lewis.
ANIMATE
An"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Animated; p. pr. & vb. n. Animating.] Etym: [L. animatus, p. p. of animare, fr. anima breath, soul; akin to animus soul, mind, Gr. an to breathe, live, Goth. us-anan to expire (us- out), Icel. önd breath, anda to breathe, OHG. ando anger. Cf. Animal.]
1. To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body.
2. To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre. Dryden.
3. To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven. The more to animate the people, he stood on high . . . and cried unto them with a loud voice. Knolles.
Syn.
– To enliven; inspirit; stimulate; exhilarate; inspire; instigate; rouse; urge; cheer; prompt; incite; quicken; gladden.
An"i*mate, a. Etym: [L. animatus, p. p.]
Definition: Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively. The admirable structure of animate bodies. Bentley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
27 April 2024
GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
Coffee Trivia
