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animated

adjective

Simple meaning

Having life or vigor or spirit.

Pronunciation

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anuhmaytuhd

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈænəmeɪtəd

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Having life or vigor or spirit

  2. Full of life or spirit; lively; vigorous; spritely.

  3. Composed of inanimate objects or drawings that have the illusion of motion through the use of computer graphics or stop-action filming.

  4. Endowed with life.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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This meaning: Having life or vigor or spirit

Used this way, animated is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • reanimated , rarer, so it draws attention

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More ways to use animated

  • “An animated and expressive face.”adjective

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Composed

animated cartoonanimated film

Other combinations

animated conversationanimated natureanimated discussionanimated scene

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Similar Words, What’s the Difference?

Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.

  • revived

    Given fresh life or vigor or spirit.

  • vital

    Relating to or characteristic of life.

Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • animateverbBase word

    Heighten or intensify.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • animatornounPerson or profession

    Someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • animated cartoonnounCompound term

    A film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence.

  • animated oatnounCompound term

    Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: having life or vigor or spirit

revivedreanimatedRarealive

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