Animation - Definition

n 1: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while
there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical
and physical processes" [syn: animation, life,
living, aliveness]
2: the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality
of a seed" [syn: animation, vitality]
3: quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
[syn: animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio,
vivification]
4: the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something [syn:
vivification, invigoration, animation]
5: the making of animated cartoons
6: general activity and motion [syn: liveliness, animation]