animation

noun

ˌa-nə-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce animation (audio)
Definition of animationnext
as in brightness
the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity the animation of any city depends upon an abundance of street-level restaurants, shops, and places of entertainment

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Recent Examples of animation Anyone can now generate marketing materials, animations, even a passable news story with a keystroke. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 July 2026 The video version of the episode includes a short snippet of the animation. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026 Typing messages and profile information resembles writing code in a text editor, albeit one with lots of bouncy animations. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026 The movie will be told through a combination of live action and CGI animation and is being produced by Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for animation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animation
  1. brightness
  2. liveliness
  3. exuberance
  4. cheerfulness
  5. vibrancy
  6. vitality
  7. vibrance
  8. robustness
Noun
  • Not a bright idea For his study, Hainaut, who has worked as an astronomer for ESO for over 30 years, set out to simulate the locations, motion, and brightness of all existing and planned satellite constellations.
    — Chris Young July 28, Refractor, 28 July 2026
  • Samsung is still mum on the details of total brightness in this new line of devices.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 26 July 2026
Definition of brightness
Noun
  • Over the summer, Lawrence, like other college cities, switches from the liveliness of young students to the day-to-day of residents who have made a life there.
    — PJ Green June 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • Many of the streets seem narrower than those in Forza Horizon 6‘s Tokyo, and have some more traffic, too, which helps contribute a sense of scale and liveliness to the world.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 11 June 2026
Definition of liveliness
Noun
  • The head-spinning shift has sparked a continuum of reactions, from doom and gloom to reckless exuberance.
    — Rochelle Blease, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • In Sugar’s universe, Earth is an exceptionally vibrant place — a vast microcosm of conscious exuberance.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of exuberance
Noun
  • Positive qualities—promptness, diligence, cheerfulness—sped up your ascent through the ranks; negative ones—laziness, dissipation, late mornings—slowed it down.
    — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
  • How is one not enamored of the Dutch fans’ togetherness and cheerfulness, or the costumes and smiles of the Japanese fans?
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026
Definition of cheerfulness
Noun
  • This painstakingly restored 4K version looks and sounds gorgeous; cinematographer Dante Spinotti’s work glows with saturated vibrancy, and Michel Rubini and the Reds’ score vibrates on a spooky synth frequency.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
  • Semi-Permanent Lift Baum says that semi-permanent color will add vibrancy to your hair by just sitting on top of your natural color.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 28 July 2026
Definition of vibrancy
Noun
  • Each experience is designed to foster both vitality and renewal, allowing guests to engage with the destination through movement while taking in sweeping Pacific views.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
  • His dancing and physical vitality generate content independently of whatever the Rolling Stones happen to be promoting.
    — David Deal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of vitality
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  • Produced by Questlove and Black Thought’s Two One Five Entertainment, the show’s interviews have the natural vibrance of a party in an intimate setting, making for often surprising insights.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • Marciano beats are muted in the way museum décor aims to keep eyes fixed on the vibrance of the collection.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of vibrance
Noun
  • If successful, the design could enable far more compact chips that carry more information in the same space while maintaining the robustness that makes topological photonics so attractive.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike LLMs trained on vast internet text, TFMs are typically trained on synthetic, realistic tabular datasets to ensure robustness.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of robustness

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“Animation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animation. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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