animated

/ˈa-nə-ˌmā-təd/

adjective

  1. endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive

  2. full of movement and activity

  3. full of vigor and spirit : lively

animated creatures

an animated crowd

lively animated vivacious sprightly gay mean keenly alive and spirited. lively suggests briskness, alertness, or energy. animated applies to what is spirited and active.

verb

  1. to give spirit and support to : encourage

  2. to give life to

  3. to give vigor and zest to

quicken animate enliven vivify mean to make alive or lively. quicken stresses a sudden renewal of life or activity especially in something inert. animate emphasizes the imparting of motion or vitality to what is or might be mechanical or artificial.