Definitions
1.nounThe act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
2.noun(in the sense of a cartoon) The technique of making inanimate objects or drawings appear to move in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) so produced
3.nounThe state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness"He recited the story with great animation."
4.nounThe condition of being animate or alive.
5.nounConversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category