inanimate

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

(adjective)

An example of something inanimate is a rock.

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See inanimate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. not animate; not endowed with (animal) life
  2. not animated; dull; spiritless

Origin: LL inanimatus

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See inanimate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms. See Synonyms at dead.
  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.

Related Forms:

  • in·anˈi·mate·ly adverb
  • in·anˈi·mate·ness noun

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