ANIMATION

liveliness, animation

(noun) general activity and motion

animation

(noun) the making of animated cartoons

vivification, invigoration, animation

(noun) the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something

animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification

(noun) quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

animation, vitality

(noun) the property of being able to survive and grow; “the vitality of a seed”

animation, life, living, aliveness

(noun) the condition of living or the state of being alive; “while there’s life there’s hope”; “life depends on many chemical and physical processes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

animation (countable and uncountable, plural animations)

The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.

(animation, in the sense of a cartoon) The technique of making inanimate objects or drawings appear to move in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) so produced

The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness

The condition of being animate or alive.

(linguistics) conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category

Synonyms

• (the act of breathing life into something): vitalization, vivification, enlivenment

• (the state of being lively): airiness, ardor, buoyancy, earnestness, energy, enthusiasm, liveliness, promptitude, spirit, sprightliness, vivacity

• (the condition of being alive): life

Anagrams

• amination

Source: Wiktionary

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An`i*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. animatio, fr. animare.]

1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive. The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame. Bp. Hall. Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I posses of animation. Landor.

2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation. Suspended animation, temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned.

Syn.

– Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness; sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor; earnestness; energy. See Liveliness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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