animation

[ an-uh-mey-shuhn ]

/ ˌæn əˈmeɪ ʃən /

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noun

animated quality; liveliness; vivacity; spirit: to talk with animation.

an act or instance of animating or enlivening.

the state or condition of being animated.

Graphic Arts

a dynamic visual medium produced from static drawings, models, or objects posed in a series of incremental movements that are then rapidly sequenced to give the illusion of lifelike motion.
the process of preparing such animation, as for films, cartoons, video games, etc.
a product of such animation, as a film or cartoon.

Nearby words

animate, animated, animated cartoon, animated oat, animatic, animation, animatism, animato, animator, animatronic, animatronics

Origin of animation

1590–1600; 1910–15 for def 4; (< Middle French) < Latin animātiōn- (stem of animātiō a bestowing of life). See animate, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR animation

1 vigor, energy; enthusiasm, ardor; exhilaration, sprightliness.

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ANTONYMS FOR animation

1 sluggishness.

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Related forms

in·ter·an·i·ma·tion, nounnon·an·i·ma·tion, nouno·ver·an·i·ma·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for animation

Shooting entirely on film, Davis personally oversaw the animation of the specters at his production studios in Indiana.
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So it was fun to see how they strung those together and had the hybrid between live-action and animation.
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The animation is beautifully rendered and the storytelling top notch even if the pacing is, at times, erratic.
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He claimed that his work as Genie was a favor to company, which he considered the “Rolls-Royce of animation.”
The Genie Is Free: Robin Williams's Complicated Relationship With Disney|Kevin Fallon|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Future Care Bears producer Clive A. Smith was on board as animation director.
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"I have picked some field tansies," she went on, with some animation.
The Rendezvous|Ivan Turgenev
He was in the midst of a story, all life and animation, when the gruff words of the sentinel broke in so abruptly upon him.
The Frontier Angel|Edward S. Ellis
Mrs. Gaunt was walking elastically, and discoursing with great fire and animation.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866|Various
Mothers liked his animation and ready gallantry; fathers found him equally responsive on more serious matters of conversation.
Stephen A. Douglas|Allen Johnson
Sounds issued through his lips, but, despite all their animation, these proved to be but empty sounds to the eager brothers.
The Lost City|Joseph E. Badger, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for animation

animation

/ (ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən) /

noun

liveliness; vivacity

the condition of being alive

the techniques used in the production of animated cartoons
a variant of animated cartoon

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Medicine definitions for animation

animation

[ ăn′ə-mā′shən ]

n.

The state of being alive.

Liveliness; high spirits.