Animation
Animation ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Latin animatio, from animare.]
1.
The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive.
The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame.
Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of animation.
2.
The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation.
Collocations (1)
Suspended animation , temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned.