animation

[ an-uh-mey-shuhn ]

noun

1. animated quality; liveliness; vivacity; spirit:

   to talk with animation.

   Synonyms: sprightliness, exhilaration, ardor, enthusiasm, energy, vigor

   Antonyms: sluggishness

2. an act or instance of animating or enlivening.
3. the state or condition of being animated.
4. Graphic Arts
   1. a dynamic visual medium produced from static drawings, models, or objects posed in a series of incremental movements that are then rapidly sequenced to give the illusion of lifelike motion.
   2. the process of preparing such animation, as for films, cartoons, video games, etc.
   3. a product of such animation, as a film or cartoon.

animation

/ ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən /

noun

1. liveliness; vivacity
2. the condition of being alive
3. 1. the techniques used in the production of animated cartoons
   2. a variant of animated cartoon

Other Words From

• inter·ani·mation noun
• nonan·i·mation noun
• over·ani·mation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of animation¹

1590–1600; 1910–15 animation fordef 4; (< Middle French ) < Latin animātiōn- (stem of animātiō a bestowing of life). See animate, -ion

Example Sentences

For “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” it was the practical effects, which made extensive use of prosthetics, puppets and some stop-motion animation.

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“I’ve been working in animation for 20 years and never did I think I’d have the opportunity to work on a show that a community I belong to has been wanting and needing for so long,” she says.

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The show’s straightforward animation and subdued color palette are also important.

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“Animation is simpler and easier to process,” Shore says.

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“That is one reason autistic people tend to like animation. There are so many subtitles that go on in live action that can easily overwhelm an autistic person.”

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