What is the Latin word for animated?

The usual Latin words for “animated” are animō, animal, vīvidus; also vegetus, amor, officium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“animated” in Latin

animōto fill with breath or air; to animate, quicken; to refresh, revive animalanimal; living creature vīvidusalive, animated; lively, vigorous vegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active, brisk, sprightly amorlove, affection, devotion (for a person, one's family, one's country); strong and passionate longing for something, desi officiumduty, service, office; obligation, an obligatory service, visit, or gesture; kindness, favor, courtesy

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

animated

endowed with life, animatus; animans; animalis.

Lively, vigorous, vividus, vegetus: alacer ad aliquid.

As participle, incensus aliqua re (amore, officio, etc.): impletus aliqua re (e.g., spe animoque).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for animated?: The usual Latin words for “animated” are animō, animal, vīvidus; also vegetus, amor, officium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.