animated
1Animated — 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. [1913 Webster] …
2animated — animated; un·animated; …
3animated — index alert (agile), born (alive), fervent, live (conscious), ready (willing) …
4animated — (adj.) 1530s, alive, pp. adjective from ANIMATE (Cf. animate) (v.). Meaning mentally excited is from 1530s; full of activity from 1580s. The moving pictures sense is attested from 1895; of cartoons from 1897. Related: Animatedly …
5animated — 1 alive, *living, animate, vital Analogous words: *active, live, dynamic: vitalized, energized, activated (see VITALIZE) Antonyms: inert Contrasted words: inactive, passive: lifeless, inanimate, *dead 2 * …
6animated — [adj] lively activated, active, alert, animate, ardent, brisk, buoyant, dynamic, ebullient, elated, energetic, energized, enthusiastic, excited, fervent, gay, happy, passionate, peppy, quick, snappy, spirited, sprightly, vibrant, vigorous, vital …
7animated — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lively. 2) (of a film) made using animation. DERIVATIVES animatedly adverb …
8animated — [an′əmāt΄id] adj. 1. alive or seeming alive; living or lifelike 2. showing animation; lively SYN. LIVELY, LIVING animatedly adv …
9animated — [[t]æ̱nɪmeɪtɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED 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... Everyone became more animated.… …
10animated — 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 d …
