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
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
• (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
• amination
Source: Wiktionary
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
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
