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Definitions for Animated
[1] full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
[2] made or equipped to move or give the appearance of moving in an animallike fashion: animated puppets.
[3] containing representations of animals or mechanical objects that appear to move as real ones do: an animated window display.
[4] to give life to; make alive: God animated the dust.
[5] to make lively, vivacious, or vigorous; give zest or spirit to: Her presence animated the party.
[6] to fill with courage or boldness; encourage: to animate weary troops.
[7] to move or stir to action; motivate: He was animated by religious zeal.
[8] to give motion to: leaves animated by a breeze.
[9] to render or produce (a story, character, movie, etc.) by using animation: to animate a children's story; to animate the characters in a video game; an animated film.
[10] alive; possessing life: animate creatures.
[11] lively: an animate expression of joy.
[12] of or relating to animal life.
[13] able to move voluntarily.
[14] Linguistics . belonging to a syntactic category or having a semantic feature that is characteristic of words denoting beings regarded as having perception and volition (opposed to inanimate).
[15] full of vivacity and spirit; lively
[16] characterized by movement and activity an animated scene met her eye
[17] possessing life; animate
[18] moving or appearing to move as if alive an animated display
[19] pertaining to cinematographic animation
[20] to give life to or cause to come alive
[21] to make lively; enliven
[22] to encourage or inspire
[23] to impart motion to; move to action or work
[24] to record on film or video tape so as to give movement to an animated cartoon
[25] being alive or having life
[26] gay, spirited, or lively
Words related to Animated
spirited, vivid, energetic, elated, brisk, alert, animate, excited, activated, active, ardent, buoyant, dynamic, ebullient, enthusiastic, fervent, gay, happy, passionate, peppy
Words nearby Animated
animalistic, animality, animalize, animally, animate, animated, animated cartoon, animated oat, animatic, animation, animatism
Origin of Animated
1375–1425; late Middle English animat < Latin animātus filled with breath or air, quickened, animated (past participle of animāre ). See anima, -ate1
Other words from Animated
an·i·mat·ed·ly , adverb
non·an·i·mat·ed , adjective
o·ver·an·i·mat·ed , adjective
o·ver·an·i·mat·ed·ly , adverb
sem·i·an·i·mat·ed , adjective
un·an·i·mat·ed , adjective
un·an·i·mat·ed·ly , adverb
an·i·mate·ly , adverb
an·i·mate·ness , noun
an·i·mat·ing·ly , adverb
in·ter·an·i·mate , verb (used with object), in·ter·an·i·mat·ed, in·ter·an·i·mat·ing.
non·an·i·mate , adjective
non·an·i·mat·ing , adjective
non·an·i·mat·ing·ly , adverb
sem·i·an·i·mate , adjective
un·an·i·mat·ing , adjective
un·an·i·mat·ing·ly , adverb
Word origin for Animated
C16: from Latin animāre to fill with breath, make alive, from anima breath, spirit
Synonyms for Animated
energetic, spirited, vivid, activated, alert, animate, brisk, elated, energized, excited, vitalized, active, ardent, buoyant, dynamic, ebullient, enthusiastic, fervent, gay, happy, passionate, peppy, quick, snappy, sprightly, vibrant, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zealous, zestful, zingy, zippy