an·i·me (?n??-m??)n. A style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes.[Japanese, short for anim?shon, animation, from English animation.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.anime (?æn??me?) n (Film) a type of Japanese animated film with themes and styles similar to manga comics[C20: from Japanese]animé (?æn??me?; -m?) n (Elements & Compounds) any of various resins, esp that obtained from the tropical American leguminous tree Hymenaea courbaril[French: of uncertain origin]animé (?æn??me?) adj, adv (Classical Music) music the French word for animatoCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014an?i?me (?æn ??me?) n. a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality. [1985?90;