Animate vs. Static — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Animate and Static
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Definitions
Animate
To give life to; fill with life
The belief that the soul animates the body.
Static
Having no motion; being at rest; quiescent.
Animate
To impart interest or zest to; enliven
"voices animated by food, drink, and company" (Anita Desai).
Static
Fixed; stationary.
Animate
To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution
"a wave of exploratory voyages animated by a spirit of scientific inquiry" (Lincoln P. Paine).
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Static
(Physics) Of or relating to bodies at rest or forces that balance each other.
Animate
To inspire to action; prompt
"The merest whisper of Bothwell's death was enough to animate Mary's supporters on the Continent" (John Guy).
Static
(Electricity) Of, relating to, or producing stationary charges; electrostatic.
Animate
To impart motion or activity to
The wind animated the surface of the lake.
Static
Interference or noise, such as crackling in a receiver, produced when static or atmospheric electricity disturbs signal reception.
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Animate
To make or depict using animation
Animate a children's bedtime story.
Static
Back talk.
Animate
Possessing life; living.
Static
Interference; obstruction.
Animate
Of or relating to animal life as distinct from plant life.
Static
Angry or heated criticism.
Animate
Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for living things
The word dog is animate.
The word car is inanimate.
Static
; that cannot or does not change.
Animate
Frequently moving; active or vigorous
A bird with an animate tail.
Static
Making no progress; stalled, without movement or advancement.
Animate
That which lives.
Static
; fixed in place; having no motion.
Animate
Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
Static
(programming) computed, created, or allocated before the program starts running, as opposed to at runtime.
Animate
Dynamic, energetic.
She is an engaging and animate speaker.
Static
(object-oriented programming) defined for the class itself, as opposed to instances of it; thus shared between all instances and accessible even without an instance.
Animate
Having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans and animals, often also gods, plants, etc.)
Nouns can be singular or plural, and one of two genders, animate or inanimate.
Static
(uncountable) Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.
Animate
(grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
Static
Interference or obstruction from people.
Animate
(transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
If we animate the model, we can see the complexity of the action.
Static
(uncountable) Static electricity.
Animate
(transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
Static
(countable) A static caravan.
Animate
To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body.
Static
Verbal abuse.
Animate
To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre.
Static
A static variable.
Animate
To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven.
The more to animate the people, he stood on high . . . and cried unto them with a loud voice.
Static
Resting; acting by mere weight without motion; as, statical pressure; static objects.
Animate
Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively.
The admirable structure of animate bodies.
Static
Pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium.
Animate
Heighten or intensify;
These paintings exalt the imagination
Static
A crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference
Animate
Give life-like qualities to;
Animated cartoons
Static
Angry criticism;
They will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial
Animate
Make lively;
Let's liven up this room a bit
Static
Not active or moving;
A static village community and a completely undynamic type of agriculture
Static feudal societies
Animate
Give new life or energy to;
A hot soup will revive me
This will renovate my spirits
This treatment repaired my health
Static
Not in physical motion;
The inertia of an object at rest
Animate
Belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings;
The word `dog' is animate
Static
Concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity;
An electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity
Animate
Endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life;
We are animate beings
Static
Showing little if any change;
A static population
Animate
Endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness;
The living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage
