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animating

animating

4.4
Making people or things feel lively and full of energy
  • adjective
  • /ˈænɪˌmeɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : animador
  • His animating presence filled the room with energy and excitement.

And she abstracts out the animating principle of the maternal.

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Examples

  • I said that the animating idea behind democracy is the the appeal of resisting domination.

  • So it's a it's a kind of, in one sense, when we say the human spirit, it's that it's an animating principle.

  • This has been a very animating issue for the left, for women who are in the center.

  • And she abstracts out the animating principle of the maternal.

  • And she abstracts out the animating principle of the maternal.

  • The speaker's enthusiasm was animating, inspiring everyone in the audience.

  • The bright decorations gave the party an animating atmosphere, making it lively and fun.

Synonyms

to stimulate
vsanimating
236 3.7

Make a person or thing more active, alert and responsive

leans toward creating lively spirit rather than only alertness
to fire up
vsanimating
  • Informal
70 4.1

Make people feel excited and ready to act

is the general process of creating liveliness without forceful tone
to liven up
vsanimating
  • Informal
66 3.9

To make or become more active and interesting

is about causing liveliness generally rather than the change process
to energize
vsanimating
  • US
65 3.7

To make someone feel more active and alert

is more about creating lively spirit than increasing alertness
to excite
vsanimating
64 2.7

To make something more active, alert or interested

is centered on general liveliness and full spiritedness rather than activity alone
to invigorate
vsanimating
26 5.5

To give more energy and make someone or something feel lively

focuses on general lively spirit rather than physical refreshment
to animate
vsanimating
25 4.0

To make a group or event more lively and energetic

is the general act of causing liveliness and full spirit
rousing
vsanimating
24 4.0

Causes strong excitement and makes people want to act

refers broadly to causing liveliness rather than to being inspiring
electrifying
vsanimating
16 4.5

Makes people feel a sudden, strong excitement

is generally about lively spirit without requiring sudden intensity
to rouse
vsanimating
16 5.1

To make people feel strong emotion and want to act

is focused more on producing steady lively spirit than agitation
to electrify
vsanimating
14 4.1

To make people feel very excited and want to act

describes general enlivening that need not be sudden or intense
to enliven
vsanimating
6 4.1

Make something more active and interesting

focuses broadly on causing overall liveliness and spirit
to liven
vsanimating
4 3.6

To make something more exciting or interesting

is similar but applies equally to people and things
to pep
vsanimating
  • Informal
4 4.9

To make someone or something more lively

is broader, covering general liveliness beyond just enthusiasm
to pep up
vsanimating
  • Informal
3 4.1

Make someone or something more lively and interesting

is about causing lively spirit overall rather than a small boost
to arouse
vsanimating
  • Literature
2 5.3

Make something start or appear, often like magic

is the ordinary act of causing liveliness without supernatural nuance
to vitalize
vsanimating
  • US
1 6.7

To make something full of life and energy

is the broader process of creating liveliness without stressing vigor
to vivify
vsanimating
  • Formal
1 8.2

To make something more lively or bright

stresses general liveliness rather than vividness specifically
galvanizing
vsanimating
1 6.8

Causing people to become suddenly excited and ready to act

is broader, not limited to sudden or intense group effects
to ignite passion
vsanimating
1 5.0

Make someone feel very excited and interested in something

is about general liveliness not limited to passionate excitement
enlivening
vsanimating
1 4.8

Giving something more energy and excitement

is the broader act of causing liveliness and spirit
to pim
vsanimating
  • Informal
9.9

Make something more lively by adding music or bright pictures

is the neutral term for causing liveliness without informal tone
to juice up
vsanimating
  • Informal
6.7

Make an event like a party more lively and exciting

is the standard expression for causing general liveliness without slang
stirring
vsanimating
3.9

Making people feel strong, positive feelings

creates lively energy but focuses more on feeling than spirit
to animize
vsanimating
9.9

To make something seem alive or able to move

focuses on causing liveliness in spirit rather than literal lifelike change
to dynamize
vsanimating
8.8

To make someone or something more energetic and active

is about general liveliness and spirit rather than forceful dynamism

Antonyms

219 2.2

Making you feel very sad and that things will not get better

4.3

Made less strong or clear

How Energizing

to electrify
14 4.1
to invigorate
26 5.5
animating
4.4
to enliven
6 4.1
to perk up
  • Informal
16 3.1

Surface Forms

animating positive

Morphology

animating = animate (transparent) = animate + ing

The word 'animating' is clearly derived from 'animate' with the addition of the '-ing' suffix to form an adjective.

Etymology

Animating comes from the root anim- meaning 'life' or 'breath', the same root you see in animal and animate. So something animating gives people or things new energy or 'life', which is why it makes them feel lively or full of spirit.