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Animation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Animation? [n] general activity and motion [n] the making of animated cartoons [n] the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something [n] quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous [n] the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed" [n] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Animation: aliveness \| brio \| invigoration \| invigoration \| life \| liveliness \| living \| spiritedness \| vitality \| vivification \| vivification Related Terms \| Find terms related to Animation: activity \| actuation \| afflatus \| aggravation \| agitation \| alacrity \| animal spirits \| animate existence \| animating spirit \| animus \| anxiety \| anxiousness \| appetite \| ardency \| ardor \| arousal \| arousing \| avidity \| avidness \| being alive \| birth \| breathless impatience \| breeziness \| brio \| briskness \| bubbliness \| capersomeness \| cheerful readiness \| coltishness \| dash \| direction \| divine afflatus \| dynamism \| eagerness \| ebullience \| effervescence \| elan \| electrification \| energizing \| energy \| enlivening \| enlivenment \| enthusiasm \| esprit \| exacerbation \| exasperation \| excitation \| excitement \| exhilaration \| existence \| exuberance \| fervor \| fire \| firing \| fomentation \| forwardness \| friskiness \| frolicsomeness \| gaiety \| galvanization \| gamesomeness \| gayness \| genius \| glow \| gust \| gusto \| having life \| heartiness \| immortality \| impatience \| impetuosity \| impetus \| incitement \| infection \| inflammation \| influence \| infuriation \| infusion \| inner-direction \| inspiration \| intensity \| invigoration \| irritation \| joie de vivre \| keen desire \| keenness \| lathering up \| life \| lifetime \| liveliness \| living \| long life \| longevity \| lustiness \| mettle \| motivation \| moving \| moving spirit \| moxie \| oomph \| other-direction \| pep \| peppiness \| perkiness \| pertness \| perturbation \| piss and vinegar \| pizzazz \| playfulness \| prompting \| promptness \| provocation \| quickening \| quickness \| readiness \| revitalization \| revival \| robustness \| rollicksomeness \| rompishness \| skittishness \| spirit \| spiritedness \| spirits \| sportiveness \| sprightliness \| spriteliness \| steaming up \| stimulation \| stimulus \| stirring \| stirring up \| verve \| viability \| vigor \| vim \| vitality \| vitalization \| vivaciousness \| vivacity \| vivification \| warmth \| whipping up \| working up \| zest \| zestfulness \| zing \| zip See Also \| activating \| activation \| activeness \| activity \| activity \| aliveness \| animateness \| being \| beingness \| chirpiness \| cinematography \| endurance \| energizing \| eternal life \| existence \| filming \| life \| life eternal \| liveliness \| liveness \| motion-picture photography \| skin \| spirit \| sprightliness \| survival Animation In Webster's Dictionary \An`i*ma"tion\, n. [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 possess 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}.

Animation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Animation?

[n] general activity and motion
[n] the making of animated cartoons
[n] the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
[n] quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
[n] the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed"
[n] 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"

Animation In Webster's Dictionary

\An`i*ma"tion\, n. [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 possess 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}.

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