animation
The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
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
The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness
“He recited the story with great animation.”
The condition of being animate (alive or supernaturally seeming alive).
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin animatiō, from animō, equivalent to animate + -ion.
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ANIMATION at a glance
ANIMATION has 9 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (A 1 + N 1 + I 1 + M 3 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,198 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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