animation
ani•ma•tionBrE /ˌænɪˈmeɪʃn/
NAmE /ˌænɪˈmeɪʃn/
noun
word origin1 [uncountable] energy and enthusiasm in the way you look, behave or speak
example bank
His face was drained of all colour and animation. 
see also suspended animation 2 [uncountable] the process of making films/movies, videos and computer games in which drawings or models of people and animals seem to movecomputer/cartoon animation 3 [countable] a film/movie in which drawings of people and animals seem to moveThe electronic dictionary included some animations.
