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animated

[ an-uh-mey-tid ]

adjective

  1. full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous:

    an animated debate on the death penalty.

  2. made or equipped to move or give the appearance of moving in an animallike fashion:

    animated puppets.

  3. containing representations of animals or mechanical objects that appear to move as real ones do:

    an animated window display.



animated

/ ˈæɪˌɪɪ /

adjective

  1. full of vivacity and spirit; lively
  2. characterized by movement and activity

    an animated scene met her eye

  3. possessing life; animate
  4. moving or appearing to move as if alive

    an animated display

  5. pertaining to cinematographic animation
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԾˌٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • i·e· adverb
  • ԴDz·i·e adjective
  • v·i·e adjective
  • over·i·e· adverb
  • i·i·e adjective
  • ܲ·i·e adjective
  • un·i·e· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of animated1

First recorded in 1525–35; animate + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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The legislation also would expand the types of productions that would qualify, including animated films, shorts and series, along with large-scale competition shows.

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The AI videos on social media show animated child avatars telling the story of James's murder, in the first person.

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The frontman proved expressive and animated despite serious hearing issues that sidelined him for a few scary years, and a voice that, understandably, doesn’t always have the sustain and power of earlier days.

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You get the animated sitcom “#1 Happy Family USA.”

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“But we weren’t satisfied with just making it purely animated or purely live-action — or purely anything.”

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