animated
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adjective \-ˌmā-təd\Definition of ANIMATED
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: having the appearance of something alive <an unusually animated piece of sculpture>
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: made in the form of an animated cartoon <an animated film>
— an·i·mat·ed·ly adverb
See Examples of ANIMATED
- She gave an animated description of the project.
- After dinner, the discussion got more animated.
- Many movies for kids are animated rather than live-action.
First Known Use of ANIMATED
1534
Related to ANIMATED
- Synonyms
- active, airy, animate, lively, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, gay, jaunty, jazzy, kinetic, mettlesome, peppy, perky, pert, pizzazzy (or pizazzy), racy, snappy, spanking, sparky, spirited, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy
- Antonyms
- dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, leaden, lifeless, limp, listless, spiritless, vapid
See Synonym Discussion at lively
Other Performing Arts Terms
Rhymes with ANIMATED
addlepated, antiquated, caffeinated, calculated, castellated, complicated, corrugated, crenellated, dedicated, educated, elevated, hyphenated, integrated, laminated, liberated, mentholated, perforated, pileated, pixilated, saturated, simulated, syncopated, tessellated, unabated, uncreated, understated, variegated
an·i·mat·ed
adjective \-ˌmāt-əd\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of ANIMATED
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: endowed with life or the qualities of life
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: full of movement and activity
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