Referent vs Animate - What's the difference?
referent | animate |
(semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.
That which is referenced.
That which lives.
Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
Dynamic, energetic.
(grammar, of a noun or pronoun) Having a referent that includes a human or animal.
(grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
* Knolles
As a noun referent
is (semantics) the specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.As a adjective animate is
that which lives.As a verb animate is
to impart motion or the appearance of motion to.referent
English
(wikipedia referent)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* absent referentAnagrams
* * ----animate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She is an engaging and animate speaker.
- Nouns can be singular or plural, and one of two genders, animate or inanimate.
Synonyms
(synonyms) * (that lives) alive, live, living * (possessing the quality or ability of motion) * (dynamic) active, dynamic, energeticAntonyms
(antonyms) * (living) inanimate * (possessing the quality or ability of motion) fixed, immobile, static, stationary, still * (dynamic) static * (sense) inanimateVerb
(animat)- If we animate the model, we can see the complexity of the action.
- The more to animate the people, he stood on high and cried unto them with a loud voice.
