animateness

Definition of animatenessnext

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Noun
  • There is a similar liveliness and generosity in how people move toward one another.
    PhotoVogue, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The establishment is filled with the kind of liveliness that was typical of supper clubs during decades past.
    USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Textile Exchange has published the first installment in a series of seven Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies aimed at improving the robustness and quality of environmental impact data for raw material production across the apparel, fashion and textile industries.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026
  • However, characterizations coming from Federal Reserve officials and market economists have grown at least a bit more optimistic — stressing the stability, if not the robustness, of the labor market.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Foxx — whose extensive auditions for the role included a piano session with Charles himself — brought vivacity to an otherwise standard biopic chronicling the singer's tumultuous life.
    Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Somehow, though, none of this really detracts from the minute-to-minute joys of a series so distinct in its characterizations, forward-looking in its plotting, and willing to prioritize vivacity and gratification.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Premier League is working in partnership with White Ribbon UK — a charity engaging men and boys about violence against women — and aims to deliver activity that supports gender equality.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Joel Hofer finished with 26 saves, weathering a flurry of activity in the third period after losing a skate blade.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The junior left-hander, who is committed to TCU, celebrated just about every out with exuberance Tuesday, letting out loud screams and breaking out fist pumps after each strikeout.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • With 67,000 subscribers in 166 countries and growing, the Lim sisters are mixing Gen Z humor and exuberance with astounding erudition to bring ballet to a new generation and fire up older, longtime fans.
    Scot Paltrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Though many were faded and dusty, the assemblages nevertheless crackled with an almost urgent vibrancy, beckoning the viewer closer.
    News Desk, Artforum, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Amid the population boom, Folsom buzzes with a new vibrancy, as its historic Gold Rush-era downtown is thriving and its surrounding lakes and trails offer plenty of outdoor recreation — and the secret’s getting out.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Despite the heavy nature of the film, there’s an odd streak of peppiness to some of its proceedings.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Animateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animateness. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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