[syn: liveliness, animation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Animation \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.
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The animation of the same soul quickening the whole
frame. --Bp. Hall.
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Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am
speaking, with whatever I possess of animation.
--Landor.
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2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and
vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story
with great animation.
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Suspended animation, temporary suspension of the vital
functions, as in persons nearly drowned.
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Syn: Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness;
sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor;
earnestness; energy. See Liveliness.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
animation
n 1: 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" [syn: animation, life,
living, aliveness]
2: the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality
of a seed" [syn: animation, vitality]
3: quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
[syn: animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio,
vivification]
4: the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something [syn:
vivification, invigoration, animation]
5: the making of animated cartoons
6: general activity and motion [syn: liveliness, animation]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
animation
The creation of artificial moving images.
Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.graphics.animation. FAQ
(ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/news-info/comp.graphics.animation).
(1995-11-24)