animation

[An`i*ma·tion]

Animation is the state of being full of life and energy, like a room full of excited kids at a birthday party.

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The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive.

Noun
general activity and motion

Noun
the making of animated cartoons

Noun
the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something

Noun
quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

Noun
the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed"

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Noun
the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there''s life there''s hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"


n.
The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive.

n.
The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation.


Animation

An`i*ma"tion , n. [L. animatio, fr. animare.] 1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive.
The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame.
Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I posses of animation.
2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation. Suspended animation, temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned. Syn. -- Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness; sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor; earnestness; energy. See Liveliness.

The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive.

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Usage Examples

'Aladdin' was probably my favorite Disney animation when I was a kid. The animation was great and Robin Williams was unbelievable as the Genie. 'Aladdin' was an amazing adventure and the lead character was a hero for guys, which I loved. It wasn't a princess or a girl beating the odds it was a street rat. That seemed really cool to me.

The days when you needed amazing Silicon Graphics machines to run animation software are gone now.

Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn.

Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.

One of the best animated films I've seen come out of Disney was the Tarzan movie. I wasn't crazy about the story or the design on Tarzan's face, but the traditional animation was spectacular.

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Other Usage Examples

False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.

I was a little shocked at how adult some of the humor was, because I was never that into animation before and when I watched 'Shrek' I really laughed out loud.

What I love most about animation is, it's a team sport, and everything we do is about pure imagination.

I've been drawing my whole life. My mom says my sister and I were drawing by age 1. Animation seems a real, natural extension of drawing as a way of telling a story visually.

I love all the old classic Disney movies. 'Pinocchio.' There are obviously tons of them that anybody growing up on that stuff takes with them their whole lives, and I'm an admirer of a lot of classic animation and fairy tales. I grew up on a book of Grimm's fairy tales that I kind of wore out again and again. That's all stuff that lingers with you.

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