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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AN'IMATED, pp.
1. Being endowed with anima life, as the various classes of animated beings.
2. a. Lively; vigorous; full of spirit; indicating animation; as an animated discourse.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news" [syn: animated, alive] [ant: unanimated]
2: made to appear to move as living creatures do; "an animated cartoon"; "animated puppets"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1534 1. a. endowed with life or the qualities of life ; alive b. full of movement and activity <an animated crowd> c. full of vigor and spirit ; lively <an animated discussion> 2. having the appearance of something alive <an unusually animated piece of sculpture> 3. made in the form of an animated cartoon <an animated film> Synonyms: see lively • animatedly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 lively, vigorous. 2 having life. 3 (of a film etc.) using techniques of animation. Derivatives: animatedly adv. animator n. (in sense 3).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Animate An"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Animated; p. pr. & vb. n. Animating.] [L. animatus, p. p. of animare, fr. anima breath, soul; akin to animus soul, mind, Gr. ? wind, Skr. an to breathe, live, Goth. us-anan to expire (us- out), Icel. ["o]nd breath, anda to breathe, OHG. ando anger. Cf. Animal.] 1. To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body. 2. To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre. --Dryden. 3. To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven. The more to animate the people, he stood on high . . . and cried unto them with a loud voice. --Knolles. Syn: To enliven; inspirit; stimulate; exhilarate; inspire; instigate; rouse; urge; cheer; prompt; incite; quicken; gladden.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Animated An"i*ma`ted, a. Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous. ``Animated sounds.'' --Pope. ``Animated bust.'' --Gray. ``Animated descriptions.'' --Lewis.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings. She was seen in animated conversation with the singer Yuri Marusin... ADJ • animatedly Sammy was standing close to Ned, talking animatedly with him. ADV: ADV with v 2. An animated film is one in which puppets or drawings appear to move. ADJ: ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Lively, vigorous, sprightly, brisk, vivacious, buoyant, spirited, jocund, blithe, gay, elated, full of life, full of spirit.

Moby Thesaurus

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