1. The process or technique of making images or objects appear to move, especially in films and cartoons
   "The studio specialized in stop-motion animation for their feature films"
    
2. The condition of living or the state of being alive
   "while there's animation there's hope";
   - life, living, aliveness
    
3. Quality of being active, spirited or alive and vigorous
   "The team's animation was evident in their energetic play throughout the match";
   - spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification
    
4. The activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
   "The coach's pep talk provided animation to the team before the big game";
   - vivification, invigoration
    
5. General activity and motion
   "The party's animation increased as more guests arrived";
   - liveliness
    
6. The property of being able to survive and grow
   "The plant showed signs of animation after being watered";
   - vitality

Derived forms: animations

See also: alive, dead, live, spirited, spiritless

Type of: activating, activation, activeness, activity, aliveness, animateness, being, beingness, cinematography, energising [Brit], energizing, existence, face of the earth, filming, liveness, motion-picture photography

Encyclopedia: Animation, Animated Films, and Animated Cartoons