animation

Meanings

Plural: animations

Noun

• the condition of living or the state of being alive
• the property of being able to survive and grow
• quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
• the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
• the making of animated cartoons
• general activity and motion
• The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
• A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced
• The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness
• The condition of being animate or alive.
• conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category
• Activities offered by a holiday resort encompassing activities that include movement, joy, leisure and spectacle, such as games, sports, shows, events, etc.

Synonyms

airiness, aliveness, ardor, brio, buoyancy, earnestness, energy, enlivenment, enthusiasm, invigoration, life, liveliness, living, promptitude, spirit, spiritedness, sprightliness, vitality, vitalization, vivacity, vivification