animation

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Latin anima Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin animō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin animatiōlbor. English animation Learned borrowing from Latin animatiō, from animō, equivalent to animate + -ion.

1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.

   “[…] by the animation of the same soul quickening that whole frame.”

2. 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
3. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness

   “He recited the story with great animation.”

4. The condition of being animate or alive.

   “Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of animation.”

5. conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category

   “"The constraints are not so hard and fast that exceptional sentences do not occur. In particular animation and disanimation can temporarily suspend the system."”

6. Activities offered by a holiday resort encompassing activities that include movement, joy, leisure and spectacle, such as games, sports, shows, events, etc.