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inanimate
in·an·i·mate I0073300 (ĭn-ăn′ə-mĭt)adj.1. Not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms.2. Not animated or energetic; dull.3. Grammar Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for nonliving things: The word car is inanimate; the word dog is animate.
in·an′i·mate·ly adv.in·an′i·mate·ness n.inanimate (ɪnˈænɪmɪt) adj1. lacking the qualities or features of living beings; not animate: inanimate objects. 2. lacking any sign of life or consciousness; appearing dead3. lacking vitality; spiritless; dull inˈanimately adv inˈanimateness, inanimation nin•an•i•mate (ɪnˈæn ə mɪt)
adj. 1. not animate; lifeless. 2. spiritless; sluggish; dull. 3. (of a linguistic item) used with reference to objects, concepts, and beings regarded as lacking perception and volition (opposed to animate). [1555–65; < Late Latin] in•an′i•mate•ly, adv. in•an′i•mate•ness, in•an`i•ma′tion (-ˈmeɪ ʃən) n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | inanimate - belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; "the word `car' is inanimate"linguistics - the scientific study of languageanimate - belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; "the word `dog' is animate" | | 2. | inanimate - not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"nonliving, non-livinganimate - endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; "we are animate beings" | | 3. | inanimate - appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead"pulseless, breathlessdead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin" |
inanimateadjective lifeless, inert, dead, cold, extinct, defunct, inactive, soulless, quiescent, spiritless, insensate, insentient He thinks that inanimate objects have a life of their own.
living, active, alive, moving, lively, animate, alive and kicking, full of beans (informal)inanimateadjectiveCompletely lacking sensation or consciousness:dead, insensate, insentient.Translationsinanimate (inˈӕnimət) adjective not living. A rock is an inanimate object. 無生命的 无生命的inanimate
inanimate[in′an·ə·mət] (medicine) Lacking consciousness or life. (science and technology) A lifeless object. inanimate
inanimate [in-an´ĭ-mat] 1. without life.2. lacking in animation.in·an·i·mate (in-an'i-māt), Not alive. [L. in- neg. + anima, breath, soul] in·an·i·mate (in-an'i-măt) Not alive. [L. in- neg. + anima, breath, soul]inanimate
Synonyms for inanimateadj lifelessSynonyms- lifeless
- inert
- dead
- cold
- extinct
- defunct
- inactive
- soulless
- quiescent
- spiritless
- insensate
- insentient
Antonyms- living
- active
- alive
- moving
- lively
- animate
- alive and kicking
- full of beans
Synonyms for inanimateadj completely lacking sensation or consciousnessSynonymsSynonyms for inanimateadj belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving thingsRelated WordsAntonymsadj not endowed with lifeSynonymsAntonymsadj appearing deadSynonymsRelated Words |