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animation

/ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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Learned borrowing from Latin animatiō, from animō, equivalent to animate + -ion.

noun animations

countable, uncountable The act of animating, or giving life or spirit. […] by the animation of the same soul quickening that whole frame.
Similar: vitalization, vivification, enlivenment
countable, uncountable, in the sense of a cartoon 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
countable, uncountable The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness He recited the story with great animation.
Similar: airiness, ardor, buoyancy, earnestness, energy, enthusiasm, liveliness, promptitude, spirit, sprightliness, vivacity
countable, uncountable The condition of being animate (alive or supernaturally seeming alive). Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of animation.
Similar: animacy, animateness, life
countable, uncountable conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category "The constraints are not so hard and fast that exceptional sentences do not occur. In particular animation and disanimation can temporarily suspend the system."
countable, uncountable Activities offered by a holiday resort encompassing activities that include movement, joy, leisure and spectacle, such as games, sports, shows, events, etc.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: invigoration, vivification, living, vitality, liveliness, aliveness, spiritedness, life, vivifying, outreach, activity, pep, promotion, animated, facilitate, facilitator

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noun causing images to appear to move

Español	animación
한국어	애니메이션 aenimeisyeon, 아니메
日本語	アニメーション animēshon, アニメ
中文	動畫 /动画 dònghuà, 動漫 /动漫 dòngmàn
हिन्दी	एनिमेशन enimeśan
Kiswahili	uhaishaji
Português	animação
Français	animation
Deutsch	Animation
Italiano	animazione
Ελληνικά	απεικόνιση apeikónisi
Română	animație
Русский	анима́ция animácija, мультиплика́ция mulʹtiplikácija
Tiếng Việt	hoạt hình, hoạt họa
العربية	إِحْيَاء ʔiḥyāʔ, تَحْرِيك taḥrīk, تَحْرِيك صُوَر taḥrīk ṣuwar
עברית	הַנְפָּשָׁה hanpashá

noun the act of animating

Español	vivificación, animación
Português	animação
Français	animation, invigoration
Deutsch	Belebung, Vitalisierung
Italiano	ravvivamento, animazione, vivificazione
Română	animare, însuflețire
Русский	оживле́ние oživlénije, одушевле́ние oduševlénije

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@misc{animation_2026,
  title = {animation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/animation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}