animation vs life

animation and life both are nouns.

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

As nouns, life is a hyponym of animation; that is, life is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than animation:

Other hyponyms of animation include chirpiness, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness.

As nouns, animation and life are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of animation include aliveness, living.

animation (noun)	life (noun)
the making of animated cartoons	living things collectively
general activity and motion	animation and energy in action or expression
the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something	the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
the property of being able to survive and grow	an account of the series of events making up a person's life
quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous	a motive for living
the condition of living or the state of being alive	a living person
	the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
	the condition of living or the state of being alive
	a characteristic state or mode of living
	the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
	the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
	the period between birth and the present time
	the period from the present until death
	a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives