# anime

Pronunciation: say "AN-i-may" US /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ/, UK /ˈænɪmeɪ/

## Noun

1. An animated work, such as a film or series, that originated in Japan, whatever its artistic style.
   - Simple: An animated show or movie made in Japan, no matter what drawing style it uses.
   - _The manga sold so well that a Tokyo studio turned it into an anime within a year._
   - _Several of this season's anime are adapted from light novels rather than comics._
2. The artistic style that began in Japanese animation and is associated with it, also used by a relatively small number of animated works from other countries.
   - Simple: A style of drawing that comes from Japanese cartoons and is sometimes used by cartoons from other countries.
   - _The artist offered to sketch an anime portrait of each guest at the party._
   - _The American studio's new series borrows heavily from anime, down to the huge eyes and speed lines._
3. Any animated work, whatever country it comes from. *(nonstandard)*
   - Simple: Any cartoon show or movie, from any country.
   - _The streaming ad promised "classic animes from around the world," and the first pick was an old Soviet cartoon about a hedgehog._
   - _"My students made a two-minute anime with clay figures and a phone camera," the art teacher told parents at the science fair._
4. Alternative spelling of animé. — Alternative spelling of animé (“the resin of the courbaril”).
   - Simple: Another spelling of animé, the resin of a tree called the courbaril.
   - _The cabinetmaker's varnish recipe called for a measure of anime alongside the copal._
   - _The resin dealer kept a jar of pale anime on the shelf beside the amber._

## Origin

**Meanings 1–3** — Borrowed from Japanese アニメ (anime), a shortening of アニメーション (animēshon), which was itself borrowed from English animation, from Latin animātiō, from animāre.
**Meaning 4** — Either borrowed from French animé ('animated'), from the insects trapped in it, or a native name.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/anime (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).