ANIME

anime

(noun) a style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes

anime, gum anime

(noun) any of various resins or oleoresins

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

anime (countable and uncountable, plural anime or animes)

(uncountable) An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.

(countable) An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.

(rare, countable, chiefly, proscribed) An animated work, regardless of the country of origin.

Synonyms

• (a Japanese animated work): Japanimation (dated), Japanime (dated)

Coordinate terms

• (a Japanese animated work): manga (a Japanese graphic illustration work)

Etymology 2

Noun

anime (uncountable)

Alternative spelling of animé, the resin of the courbaril.

Anagrams

• -amine, I mean, Maine, amine, maine, manie, minae, minæ

Source: Wiktionary


A"ni*mé`, a. Etym: [F., animated.] (Her.)

Definition: Of a different tincture from the animal itself; -- said of the eyes of a rapacious animal. Brande & C.

A"ni*mé, n. Etym: [F. animé animated (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.]

Definition: A resin exuding from a tropical American tree (Hymenæa courbaril), and much used by varnish makers. Ure.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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