Dictionary
an•i•mat•ed
Pronunciation: (an'u-mā"tid), [key]—
adj.
1. full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous:
an animated debate on the death penalty.
2. made or equipped to move or give the appearance of moving in an animallike fashion:
animated puppets.
3. containing representations of animals or mechanical objects that appear to move as real ones do:
an animated window display. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.