animation means the act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
animation is pronounced /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/.
Why “animation” is a great word
The technique or process of creating the illusion of movement by displaying a sequence of still images or objects in rapid succession. From the Latin animātiōn-, stem of animātiō ("a bestowing of life, an animating"), from animāre ("to give life to"), from anima ("soul, life, breath"), with the cinematographic sense first attested between 1910 and 1915. Unlike "cartoon" (which denotes a specific, often humorous stylistic product) or "vivacity" (which describes a personal quality of liveliness), animation is the foundational alchemy of imparting life to the inert. It is the twelve frames per second that convince the eye a puppet weeps, the careful registration of ink on celluloid that makes a deer leap through a forest that never existed, and the silent promise of a drawn hand lifting to wave: a modern, meticulous summoning of a soul from stillness.
noun
- The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.e.g.“[…] by the animation of the same soul quickening that whole frame.”
- A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced
- The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritednesse.g.“He recited the story with great animation.”
- The condition of being animate or alive.e.g.“Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of animation.”
- conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical categorye.g.“"The constraints are not so hard and fast that exceptional sentences do not occur. In particular animation and disanimation can temporarily suspend the system."”
- Activities offered by a holiday resort encompassing activities that include movement, joy, leisure and spectacle, such as games, sports, shows, events, etc.
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