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[1, 2] alive, astir, busy, lively, vibrant—more at ALIVE

[3] active, animate, energetic, lively, peppy, perky, spirited, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious—more at LIVELY

an·i·ma·tion noun 1 : the state of being animate or animated : LIVELINESS

2 : a motion picture made from a series of drawings simulating motions by means of slight progressive changes

Synonyms

briskness, exuberance, liveliness, lustiness, robustness, sprightliness, vibrancy, vitality—more at VITALITY

an·i·mism noun : attribution of conscious life to objects in and phenomena of nature or to inanimate objects

— an·i·mist noun

— an·i·mis·tic adjective

an·i·mos·i·ty noun, plural -ties : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility

Synonyms

antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, gall, grudge, hostility, rancor—more at ENMITY

an·i·mus noun : deep-seated resentment and hostility

an·ion noun : a negatively charged ion

an·ise noun : an herb related to the carrot with aromatic seeds (aniseed ) used in flavoring

an·is·ette noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a usu. colorless sweet liqueur flavored with aniseed

ankh noun : a cross having a loop for its upper vertical arm and serving esp. in ancient Egypt as an emblem of life

an·kle noun : the joint or region between the foot and the leg

an·kle·bone noun : the bone that in human beings bears the weight of the body and with the tibia and fibula forms the ankle joint

an·klet noun 1 : something (as an ornament) worn around the ankle

2 : a short sock reaching slightly above the ankle

ann abbreviation 1 annals

2 annual

an·nals noun plural 1 : a record of events in chronological order

2 : historical records

Synonyms

chronicle, history, record—more at HISTORY

an·nal·ist noun : a writer of annals

an·neal verb 1 : to make (as glass or steel) less brittle by heating and then cooling

2 : STRENGTHEN, TOUGHEN

1annex verb 1 : to attach as an addition

2 : to incorporate (as a territory) within a political domain

— an·nex·a·tion noun

Synonyms

add, adjoin, append, tack—more at ADD

2annex noun : a subsidiary or supplementary structure

Synonyms

addition, extension, penthouse; also arm, ell, wing

an·ni·hi·late verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing : to destroy completely

Synonyms

blot out, demolish, eradicate, exterminate, liquidate, obliterate, root, rub out, snuff, stamp, wipe out; also decimate, destroy, devastate

an·ni·hi·la·tion noun : the act of annihilating or state of being annihilated

Synonyms

demolition, desolation, destruction, devastation, havoc, loss, obliteration, ruin, wastage, wreckage—more at DESTRUCTION

an·ni·ver·sa·ry noun, plural -ries : the annual return of the date of a notable event and esp. a wedding

an·no Do·mi·ni adverb, often cap A [ORIGIN: ML, in the year of the Lord]

— used to indicate that a time division falls within the Christian era

an·no·tate verb -tat·ed; -tat·ing : to furnish with notes

— an·no·ta·tion noun

— an·no·ta·tor noun

an·nounce verb an·nounced; an·nounc·ing 1 : to make known publicly

2 : to give notice of the arrival or presence of

Synonyms

advertise, blaze, broadcast, declare, enunciate, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound; also advise, apprise, inform, notify

an·nounce·ment noun : a public notification or declaration

Synonyms

advertisement, bulletin, notice, notification, release; also broadside, circular, flier, handbill, handout, bill, billboard, placard, poster, sign

an·nounc·er noun : a person who introduces radio or television programs, makes commercial announcements, or gives station identification

an·noy verb : to disturb or irritate esp. by repeated acts : VEX

— an·noy·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

aggravate, bother, bug, chafe, exasperate, gall, get, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, rile, vex—more at IRRITATE

an·noy·ing adjective : causing vexation

Synonyms

aggravating, bothersome, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, pesty, vexatious; also burdensome, discomforting,