animato
[ ah-nuh-mah-toh, an-uh-; Italian ah-nee-mah-taw ]
/ ˌɑ nəˈmɑ toʊ, ˌæn ə-; Italian ˌɑ niˈmɑ tɔ /
adjective Music.
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
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Origin of animato
1715–25; <Italian < L. See animate
Words nearby animato
animated cartoon, animated oat, animatic, animation, animatism, animato, animator, animatronic, animatronics, anime, animism
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Example sentences from the Web for animato
The feeling of unrest is here augmented until it becomes almost painful, and not until the animato does a restful feeling come.
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British Dictionary definitions for animato
animato
/ (ˌænɪˈmɑːtəʊ) /
adjective, adverb
music (to be performed) in a lively manner
Word Origin for animato
Italian
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