animation

nouns

the condition of living or the state of being alive
"while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
aliveness, animation, life, living
the property of being able to survive and grow
"the vitality of a seed"
animation, vitality
quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
animation, brio, invigoration, spiritedness, vivification
the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
animation, invigoration, vivification
the making of animated cartoons
animation
is a type of (narrower)
the act of making a film
cinematography, filming, motion-picture photography
general activity and motion
animation, liveliness