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.

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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 formsin·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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Word Origin and History for animation

animation

1590s, "action of imparting life," from Latin animationem (nominative animatio) "an animating," noun of action from past participle stem of animare (see animate (v.)). Meaning "vitality" is from 1610s. Cinematographic sense is from 1912.

Medicine definitions for animation

animation

[ ăn′ə-mā′shən ]

n.

The state of being alive.

Liveliness; high spirits.

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