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1. | [ noun ] (photography,film) the making of animated cartoons | |
Related terms: | filming | |
2. | [ noun ] the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something | |
Synonyms: | vivifying invigoration vivification | |
Related terms: | energizing inspire enliven invigorate | |
3. | [ noun ] quality of being active or spirited or vigorous | |
Synonyms: | brio invigoration vivification spiritedness | |
Related terms: | activeness liveliness chirpiness vivify invigorate spirited spiritless | |
4. | [ noun ] (biology) the property of being able to survive and grow | |
Synonyms: | vitality | |
Examples: | "the vitality of a seed" |
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Related terms: | animateness dead alive | |
5. | [ noun ] the condition of living or the state of being alive | |
Synonyms: | life living aliveness | |
Examples: | "while there's life there's hope" "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" |
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Related terms: | being survival eternal_life skin be dead alive | |
6. | [ noun ] general activity and motion | |
Synonyms: | liveliness | |
Related terms: | activity | |
Similar spelling: |
animating anointing animatronics animatism animate animatistic animateness animator animated animated_oat anoint animatedly animadvert |