animation

== English == === Etymology === From Latin animatio, from animare, equivalent to animate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ənɪˈmeʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === animation (countable and uncountable, plural animations) The act of animating, or giving life or spirit. 1647, Joseph Hall, Christ Mysticall; or the blessed union of Christ and his Members, as edited and reprinted in Josiah Pratt (editor), The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Joseph Hall, D.D., Volume 8, C. Wittingham (1808), page 217: […] by the animation of the same soul quickening that whole frame. (animation, in the sense of a cartoon) 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 The condition of being animate or alive. (linguistics) conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category Activities offered by a holiday resort encompassing activities that include movement, joy, leisure and spectacle, such as games, sports, shows, events, etc. ==== Synonyms ==== (the act of breathing life into something): vitalization, vivification, enlivenment (the state of being lively): airiness, ardor, buoyancy, earnestness, energy, enthusiasm, liveliness, promptitude, spirit, sprightliness, vivacity (the condition of being alive): life ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Hindi: एनिमेशन (enimeśan) → Japanese: アニメーション (animēshon) → Korean: 애니메이션 (aenimeisyeon) → Thai: แอนิเมชัน (ɛɛ-ní-mee-chân) → Urdu: اینی میشَن (enī meśan) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === amination == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin animātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ni.ma.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === animation f (plural animations) animation === Further reading === “animation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Swedish == === Noun === animation c animation ==== Declension ====