English noun: animation | |||
1. | animation (state) the condition of living or the state of being alive | ||
Samples | While there's life there's hope. Life depends on many chemical and physical processes. | ||
Synonyms | aliveness, life, living | ||
Broader (hypernym) | being, beingness, existence | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | endurance, eternal life, life eternal, skin, survival | ||
Attribute | alive, dead, live | ||
2. | animation (attribute) the property of being able to survive and grow | ||
Samples | The vitality of a seed. | ||
Synonyms | vitality | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aliveness, animateness, liveness | ||
Attribute | alive, dead, live | ||
3. | animation (attribute) quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous | ||
Synonyms | brio, invigoration, spiritedness, vivification | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activeness, activity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chirpiness, life, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness | ||
Attribute | spirited, spiritless | ||
4. | animation (act) the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something | ||
Synonyms | invigoration, vivification | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activating, activation, energizing | ||
5. | animation (act) the making of animated cartoons | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cinematography, filming, motion-picture photography | ||
6. | animation (act) general activity and motion | ||
Synonyms | liveliness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||