inanimate

The definition of inanimate is dull, lifeless or without spirit.

(adjective)

An example of something inanimate is a rock.

See inanimate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: LL inanimatus

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See inanimate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms. See Synonyms at dead.
Not animated or energetic; dull.
Grammar Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for nonliving things: The word car is inanimate; the word dog is animate.

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