enlivenment

noun

as in stimulation

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  1. stimulation
  2. absorption
  3. invigoration
  4. excitement
  5. animation
  6. immersion
Noun
  • But over the past few decades, new technology has enabled more constant stimulation, and the new economics of sports management have encouraged it.
    — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • Those neural messages are then translated into electrical stimulation patterns given to the forearm muscles, which move as intended.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
Definition of stimulation
Noun
  • Many models also include an infusion mode, which can help enhance the absorption of serums and moisturizers.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 15 July 2026
  • Taking magnesium with certain antibiotics, such as doxycycline and ciprofloxacin, can reduce antibiotic absorption.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Health, 14 July 2026
Definition of absorption
Noun
  • Notes of ripe, fresh mangoes, fragrant mandarins, and blood oranges, and undertones of lemon leaf spark energy and invigoration.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
Definition of invigoration
Noun
  • In the shoe segment, running also continues to fuel excitement for the brand, which was front and center during another major sports moment this spring.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
  • Of course, all of this excitement is in large part thanks to Nolan’s unique brand of filmmaking.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Definition of excitement
Noun
  • The animation is often rudimentary, particularly in outer-space scenes that are effectively a cut-out of a starship being dragged across a stellar background.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
  • The animation style is simple and stylized, like an old comic strip, with bold use of color and shadow that creates real atmosphere and danger.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Definition of animation
Noun
  • This constant immersion means that when students enter their live sessions with a human teacher, they are often already primed with the confidence to speak.
    — Matthew Kayser July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Think of him as someone who got an earlier jump on the language of major-league pitching, like a kid put into a foreign-language immersion school.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of immersion
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