Definition of animation
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: animated cartoon
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: the preparation of animated cartoons
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Examples of animation in a Sentence
The animation for the film took over two years to complete.
The studio used computer animation for some of the special effects.
The Web site has hundreds of animations you can download.
Recent Examples of animation from the Web
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Throughout the day, animators and filmmakers will talk about their work, how kids can make their own films, and careers in animation and filmmaking.
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The hit show reveals how top-charting Billboard artists’ biggest hits came to be by combining stories direct from the artists themselves with fun animation and sound effects.
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The first big update, World Effects, adds snazzy animations and color schemes to the maps.
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Disney animation and Pixar films have sold roughly $14 billion worth of tickets worldwide since Lasseter joined Disney, according to a Reuters analysis of data from the Box Office Mojo website.
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Like the animations and cartoons in the middle of a documentary.
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Puppet designer Susan Gratch merits special plaudits for her work on the whale's animation and mouth movement.
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His background in animation and affinity for vinyl toy design have set him apart from his contemporaries.
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But in her animation, Jackie Lay depicts the true meaning of Frost’s verse.
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First Known Use of animation
1597
animation Synonyms
Synonyms
briskness, exuberance, jazziness, liveliness, lustiness, peppiness, robustness, sprightliness, vibrance, vibrancy, vigorousness, vitality;
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
languidness, languor, lethargy, limpness, listlessness, sleepiness, sluggishness, spiritlessness, torpidity, torpor, weariness;
dullness (also dulness), pallidness, tediousness, tedium, vapidity, vapidness;
Related Words
buoyancy, jauntiness, springiness;
brightness, cheer, cheerfulness, chirpiness, effervescence, friskiness, pizzazz (or pizazz), sparkle, spirit, verve, vivaciousness, vivacity;
eagerness, ebullience, ebulliency, enthusiasm, keenness, spiritedness;
ANIMATION Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of animation for English Language Learners
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: a lively or excited quality
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: a way of making a movie by using a series of drawings, computer graphics, or photographs of objects (such as puppets or models) that are slightly different from one another and that when viewed quickly one after another create the appearance of movement
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: a movie or brief scene that is made this way
ANIMATION Defined for Kids
Definition of animation for Students
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: a lively or excited quality
- She spoke with animation about her trip.
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: a way of making a movie by using slightly different pictures that when shown quickly in a series create the appearance of movement
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