animation

Noun
Synonyms: lifelivingalivenessvitalityspiritednessinvigorationbriovivificationliveliness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (6)

  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”Synonyms: lifelivingaliveness
  2. the property of being able to survive and grow“the vitality of a seed”Synonyms: vitality
  3. quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorousSynonyms: spiritednessinvigorationbriovivification
  4. the activity of giving vitality and vigour to somethingSynonyms: vivificationinvigoration
  5. the making of animated cartoons
  6. general activity and motionSynonyms: liveliness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame.— Bp. Hall.[1913 Webster]
Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of animation.— Landor.[1913 Webster]

2.The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation. [1913 Webster]

Suspended animation, temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness; sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor; earnestness; energy. See Liveliness. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

animation

<graphics> 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)

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