an·i·ma·tion (?n??-m??sh?n)n.1. The act, process, or result of imparting life, interest, spirit, motion, or activity.2. The quality or condition of being alive, active, spirited, or vigorous.3. a. The art or process of making movies with drawings, computer graphics, or photographs of static objects, including all techniques other than the continuous filming of live-action images.b. Images or special effects created through 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.animation (?æn??me???n) n1. liveliness; vivacity2. the condition of being alive3. (Film) a. the techniques used in the production of animated cartoonsb. a variant of animated cartoonCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014an?i?ma?tion (?æn ??me? ??n) n. 1. animated quality; liveliness. 2. an act or instance of animating. 3. the state or condition of being animated. 4. the process of preparing animated cartoons. 5. a. animated cartoon. b. a motion picture similar to an animated cartoon but using photographs of dolls, robots, etc., instead of drawings. [1590?1600] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.animationStill paintings, drawings, or puppets filmed to give illusion of movement (cartoons). Walt Disney (1901?66), produced the first full-length feature.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited