animated
animated Lexical Profile
animated Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Full of life, excitement, or energy; lively and expressive.
"The two colleagues engaged in an animated discussion about the upcoming architectural project."
Made using animation techniques in which drawings, puppets, or computer-generated images appear to move.
"The studio released an award-winning animated feature film that appealed to both children and adults."
Endowed with life or the ability to move; alive or seemingly alive.
"In the classic fairy tale, the wooden puppet becomes a fully animated boy."
• verb
To give inspiration, encouragement, or liveliness to someone or something (past tense and past participle of animate).
"A shared sense of curiosity animated the research team throughout the long expedition."
To give a film or character the appearance of movement using animation techniques (past tense and past participle of animate).
"The digital artists animated the complex water sequences frame by frame."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the past participle of the verb 'animate', from Latin animatus ('endowed with life'), ultimately from anima ('breath, soul, or spirit').