Synonyms for Animation (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (the condition of living or the state of being alive):
aliveness, life, living
WordNet sense 2 (the property of being able to survive and grow):
vitality
WordNet sense 3 (quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous):
invigoration, brio, spiritedness, vivification
WordNet sense 4 (general activity and motion):
liveliness
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