animation
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3.5
- noun
- /ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən/
:
animación
- The children were filled with animation as they danced and laughed at the party.
- suspended animation
- immediate animation
- state of animation
But that's a dead face that doesn't have animation to it.
- But that's a dead face that doesn't have animation to it.
- In fact, so many things in nature have these pattern properties and show animation of all those things.
- Individuals are the ones who give them animation, who give them agency, who give them intention.
- The Mayans, both ancient and contemporary, have a word chulil for the animation in all things, human and non human.
- So we are now and this, he's writing this generations before the present, beginning to see in our environment animation in a very real sense.
Examples
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The inflation of the torso provides animation and energy to the shapes created with the body.
Academic text (2008) -
The royal procession showed an unexpected informality and animation of spirits.
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And it really just made me fall in love with movies, animation and the entire thing as an art form.
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I felt sure this animation was a sign of some secret life behind her reticence.
Fiction book (2002) -
A flash of boyish animation came across his face.
Fiction book (2001) -
Celia seemed relieved, talked with animation, and asked questions about my life.
Fiction book (2001) -
Most of us have appreciated the perfection of the universe, the animation of living things, the action of the human mind and the power of love.
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The mottled light from the moon lent the stone carvings a certain animation.
Fiction book (2002) -
Her face lit up with animation when she heard the good news about her promotion.
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The teacher's lively storytelling added animation to the lesson, captivating all the students.
Synonyms
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2.0
Energy that makes something feel active or interesting
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5.6
A quality of being lively and full of energy
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3.4
A feeling of energy and excitement that makes people active
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8.8
A lively energy in the way someone speaks, plays, or moves
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4.5
A feeling of energy and strong interest in the world
Having life and moving or feeling, like animals
Antonyms
Compounds
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7.7
A temporary stop of heart and breathing that makes a person look dead but can be brought back
How Lively
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Animation comes from the Latin root anima, meaning 'breath' or 'life', and is the same root as animate and animal. So, animation can also mean 'liveliness' or energy, because it names the quality of being full of life.