adjective
1.
a. : vibrantly alive
she became intensely, rigidly animated — Willa Cather
b. : full of the bustle and activity of life
an city street
c. : full of vigor and spirit : vivacious , lively
plunged into an animated discussion — Dorthy Sayers
2. : having the appearance of something alive : lifelike
an unusually animated piece of sculpture
3. : made in the form of an animated cartoon or of an animation
the animated sequences of the film are hilarious
animated cutaways to show how the motors work
Synonyms: see lively