Definitions of animation

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"

2. general activity and motion

3. the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something

4. quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

5. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive.

6. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation.

7. The act of giving life or spirit; the state of being enlivened; vivacity; exhilaration; eagerness; sprightliness.

8. Liveliness: vigor.

9. Life; spirit; vivacity.

10. The act of imparting or the state of possessing life; liveliness; vivacity.

11. The act of animating; the state of being animated.

12. The state of being animated; possessing life or spirit.