Definition of Animation

1. Noun. The condition of living or the state of being alive. "Life depends on many chemical and physical processes"

Exact synonyms: Aliveness, Life, Living
Generic synonyms: Being, Beingness, Existence
Specialized synonyms: Eternal Life, Life Eternal, Skin, Endurance, Survival
Attributes: Alive, Live, Dead
Derivative terms: Alive, Alive, Alive, Lifer, Live

2. Noun. The property of being able to survive and grow. "The vitality of a seed"
Exact synonyms: Vitality
Generic synonyms: Aliveness, Animateness, Liveness
Attributes: Alive, Live, Dead
Derivative terms: Vital, Vital

3. Noun. Quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous.

4. Noun. The activity of giving vitality and vigour to something.

5. Noun. The making of animated cartoons.

6. Noun. General activity and motion.
Exact synonyms: Liveliness
Generic synonyms: Activity
Derivative terms: Lively, Lively

Definition of Animation

1. n. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive.

Definition of Animation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Animation

1. A film or video wholly or partially created by photographing drawings, sculptures, or other inanimate things in sequence to create the illusion of motion. Animations are also generated by computers. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Animation

animatedly
animated cartoon
animated oat
animately
animateness
animatenesses
animater
animaters
animates
animate being
animate thing
animatic
animatics
animating
animation (current term)
animation (current term)
animations
animatism
animatism
animatisms
animatist
animatistic
animatists
animato
animator
animators
animatronic
animatronically
animatronics
anime

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