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
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.
• (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
animated
simple past tense and past participle of animate
• 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.
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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
