Inanimate Definition
ĭn-ănə-mĭt
adjective
Not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms.
American Heritage
Not animate; not endowed with (animal) life.
Webster's New World
Not animated; dull; spiritless.
Webster's New World
Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for nonliving things.
The word car is inanimate; the word dog is animate.
American Heritage
Not being, and never having been alive.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
Something that is not alive.
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verb
(obsolete) To animate.
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Other Word Forms of Inanimate
Noun
Singular:
inanimatePlural:
inanimatesOrigin of Inanimate
-
in- + animate
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