animation: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 11 letter points · starts with A · ends with N
Meaning of animation
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
- countable, uncountable
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
- countable, uncountable
The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness
Example: He recited the story with great animation.
- countable, uncountable
The condition of being animate (alive or supernaturally seeming alive).
Listed forms: animations.
Source: Wiktionary — animation.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for animation.
noun
the condition of living or the state of being alive
noun
the property of being able to survive and grow
noun
quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
- spiritedness
- invigoration
- brio
- vivification
noun
the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is animation in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of animation
A(1) + N(1) + I(1) + M(3) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of animation
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from animation
91 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in animation. Showing up to 24, longest first.