animated
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈænɪˌmeɪtɪd/
:
animado
- Through the window, we can see Leila and the Menu Man in animated conversation.
- an animated conversation
- an animated discussion
- more animated
Maybe you're really animated and you're just doing your thing.
- Maybe you're really animated and you're just doing your thing.
- He's being so animated and talking to that thing.
- That was the most animated moment of the keynote, which is interesting.
- You know how crazy things have got to be for Mike Pence to get very animated?
- Do you notice this sort of within the longevity community that there is, it's quite a animated group.
- So I told them a few stories and was quite animated with it, with the way I told it quite sort of enthusiastic.
- But a real smile, you're the whole face gets animated and there's a little crinkly thing here as your face, as you, as it lights up and your eyes light up.
Examples
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As she spoke, she became more and more animated, her voice becoming shrill.
Fiction book (1995) -
When he came back, Alexi was more animated than she had seen him.
Fiction book (1998) -
You know, they were more animated than some of my leading men.
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Writing at its best is a lot like an animated conversation between you and a very good friend.
Academic text (1993) -
Jesus, I love it when my audiences are excited and animated and engaged.
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There were about fifteen other people in the room, all engaged in animated conversation.
Fiction book (1992) -
I've never seen you so animated.
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Candy is singing to the car radio, as animated and happy as we've ever seen her.
Fiction book (1999) -
But Teresa really did look grateful, and more animated even than she'd been when she started to talk.
Fiction book (1993) -
The children were so animated while telling their stories that everyone couldn't help but laugh.
Synonyms
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1.0
Full of energy and excitement
111
1.3
Having a lot of energy and enthusiasm
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4.1
Full of energy and activity that makes people feel excited
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4.1
Full of energy and enthusiasm
Full of lively energy because people feel excited
Antonyms
Compounds
- UK
A wild oat that grows in the Mediterranean and is an ancestor of the oats we grow
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word animated comes from the Latin anima, which means 'breath' or 'life', and is the same root as the word animal. So to be animated is to be full of life, energy, and excitement.