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animal noun

  /ˈæn.ə.məl/ , /ˈæn.ɪ.məl/
  • (science) Any eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
  • (loosely) Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
 animal, bête
  • (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
 bête, animal

animal adjective

  /ˈæn.ə.məl/ , /ˈæn.ɪ.məl/
  • Of or relating to animals.
  • Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
 animal

animated adjective

  /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ.tɪd/
  • Endowed with life.
 animé

animation noun

  /æn.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/
  • The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
  • (animation, in the sense of a cartoon) A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced
 animation, invigoration
  • (linguistics) conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category
 animation

animate verb

  /ˈæn.ə.meɪt/ , /ˈæn.ə.mət/ , /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪt/ , /ˈæn.ɪ.mət/
  • (transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
  • (transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
 animer

animate adjective

  /ˈæn.ə.meɪt/ , /ˈæn.ə.mət/ , /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪt/ , /ˈæn.ɪ.mət/
  • (grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
 animé

anime noun

  /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ/
  • (uncountable) An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.
  • (countable) An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
 animé, anime

animator noun

  /ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/
  • (art) One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.
  • One who animates something; one who brings something to life or the appearance of life.
 animateur, animatrice

animism noun

  /ˈænɪmɪzəm/
  • A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.
 animisme

animality noun

  • Any characteristic of animality.
 animalité
animated cartoon
dessin animé
animated film
film d’animation
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