What is the meaning of animation?

noun

• The condition of living or the state of being alive.
  • usage: "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
  • synonyms: life, living, aliveness
• The property of being able to survive and grow.
  • usage: "the vitality of a seed"
  • synonyms: vitality
• Quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous.
  • synonyms: spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification
• The activity of giving vitality and vigour to something.
  • synonyms: vivification, invigoration
• The making of animated cartoons.
• General activity and motion.
  • synonyms: liveliness