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animé¹

  • /ˈæ.nɪ.meɪ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French animé (“animated”), supposedly from the insects entrapped in it. Doublet of animate.

noun anime

  1. uncountable The resin of the courbaril (Hymenaea courbaril), used in varnishes.

    Similar: courbaril

animé²

  • /ˈæ.nɪ.meɪ/

Where it comes from

From the addition of an accent to anime to denote its pronunciation, or possibly through conflation with the above etymology.

noun animé · animés

  1. alternative, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative spelling of anime The popularity of Japanese manga and animé in America raises the question of why these forms of Japanese culture appeal to so many Americans. My quick answer is that the characters featured in manga and animé have a cross-cultural[…]

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"animé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anim%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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animé. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anim%C3%A9

Chicago

"animé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anim%C3%A9.

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@misc{anime_2026,
  title = {animé},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anim%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}