animation vs being

animation and being both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
animation	Yes	No	No	No
being	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, being is a hypernym of animation; that is, being is a word with a broader meaning than animation:

Other hypernyms of animation include beingness, existence, face of the earth.

animation (noun)	being (noun)
the making of animated cartoons	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
general activity and motion	the state or fact of existing
the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
the property of being able to survive and grow
quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
the condition of living or the state of being alive