animation

noun

1. 1

   The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.

2. 2

   (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. 3

   The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness

   “He recited the story with great animation.”

4. 4

   The condition of being animate or alive.

5. 5

   Conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category