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Webster 1913 Edition

Anime

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A′ni-méˊ

,
Adj.
[F., animated.]
(Her.)
Of a different tincture from the animal itself; – said of the eyes of a rapacious animal.
Brande & C.
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A′ni-mé

,
Noun.
[F.
animé
animated (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.]
A resin exuding from a tropical American tree (
Hymenæa courbaril
), and much used by varnish makers.
Ure.

Webster 1828 Edition

Anime

AN'IME

,
Noun.
In heraldry, a term denoting that the eyes of a rapacious animal are borne of a different tincture from the animal himself.

AN'IME

,
Noun.
A resin exuding from the stem of a large American tree called by the natives courbaril; by Piso, jetaiba. It is of a transparent amber color, a light agreeable smell, and of little or no taste. It dissolves entirely, but not readily, in rectified spirit of wine, and is used by the Brazilians in fumigations, for pains proceeding from cold.

Definition 2024

Anime

Anime

See also: anime, animé, ànime, and animê

German

Noun

Anime m ‎(genitive Animes, plural Anime)

  1. anime (Animated works that originated in Japan)

anime

anime

See also: Anime, animé, ànime, and animê

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

anime ‎(countable and uncountable, plural anime or animes)

  1. (uncountable) An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.
    • I can draw an anime version of you, if you want.
  2. (countable) An animated work originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
    • 2005, Peter J. Katzenstein, A World of Regions, page 165,
      After three months of successful sales in manga form, it was made into an anime for television.
    • 2005, Joan D. Vinge, in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection, page cix,
      Usually the manga comes first, though it may be an offshoot of a novel, and an anime may be inspired by a video game.
    • 2006, Thomas LaMarre, in Japan After Japan (Tomiko Yoda & Harry D. Harootunian, eds.), page 363,
      These anime prepared the way for Otaku no video, a two-part Original Video Animation (OVA).
  3. (rare, countable, chiefly proscribed) An animated work, regardless of the country of origin.
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowing from French animé ‎(“animated”) (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.

Noun

anime ‎(uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of animé, the resin of the courbaril.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese アニメ ‎(anime), an abbreviation of アニメーション ‎(animēshon), ultimately from English animation.

Noun

anime ‎(genitive animes)

  1. Anime.

Derived terms

  • animefigur

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese アニメ ‎(anime), an abbreviation of アニメーション ‎(animēshon), ultimately from English animation.

Noun

anime

  1. anime

Declension

Inflection of anime (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative anime animet
genitive animen animejen
partitive animea animeja
illative animeen animeihin
singular plural
nominative anime animet
accusative nom. anime animet
gen. animen
genitive animen animejen
animeinrare
partitive animea animeja
inessive animessa animeissa
elative animesta animeista
illative animeen animeihin
adessive animella animeilla
ablative animelta animeilta
allative animelle animeille
essive animena animeina
translative animeksi animeiksi
instructive — animein
abessive animetta animeitta
comitative — animeineen

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.nim/

Verb

anime

  1. first-person singular present indicative of animer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of animer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of animer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of animer
  5. second-person singular imperative of animer

Anagrams

Friulian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin anima ‎(“breath, soul”) (cf. Italian alma, Romansch olma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ni.me/

Noun

anime f ‎(plural animis)

  1. soul

Related terms

Italian

Noun

anime f pl

  1. plural of anima

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

anime

  1. rōmaji reading of アニメ

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ni.me/, [ˈa.nɪ.mɛ]

Noun

anime m

  1. vocative singular of animus

Polish

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese アニメ ‎(anime), an abbreviation of アニメーション ‎(animēshon), ultimately from English animation.

Noun

anime n

  1. Anime

Declension

Indeclinable.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Japanese アニメ ‎(anime), an abbreviation of アニメーション ‎(animēshon), ultimately from English animation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.'ni.mi/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ni‧me

Noun

anime m (plural animes)

  1. (Brazil) anime (Japanese animation)
Alternative forms
Related terms
Quotations
  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:anime.

Etymology 2

Verb

anime

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of animar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of animar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of animar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of animar
Quotations
  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:animar.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese アニメ ‎(anime), an abbreviation of アニメーション ‎(animēshon), ultimately from English animation.

Noun

anime n ‎(plural animeuri)

  1. anime

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Japanese アニメ ‎(anime), an abbreviation of アニメーション ‎(animēshon), ultimately from English animation.

Noun

anime m ‎(plural animes)

  1. anime

Etymology 2

See animar.

Verb

anime

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of animar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of animar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of animar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of animar.

Pronunciation

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