in·an·i·mate

(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.

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inanimate

(ɪnˈænɪmɪt)

adj

1. lacking the qualities or features of living beings; not animate: inanimate objects.

2. lacking any sign of life or consciousness; appearing dead

3. lacking vitality; spiritless; dull

inˈanimately adv

inˈanimateness, inanimation n

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in•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.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	inanimate - belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; "the word `car' is inanimate" linguistics - the scientific study of language animate - 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-living animate - 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, breathless dead - 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"

inanimate

adjective 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)

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inanimate

adjective

Completely lacking sensation or consciousness:

dead, insensate, insentient.

Translations

جامِد، لا حَياة فيه

neživý

død

leblos

inanimé

dauîur, lífvana

inanimato

negyvas

nedzīvs

cansız

无生命的

inanimate

[ɪnˈænɪmɪt] ADJ [object] → inanimado

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inanimate

[ɪnˈænɪmət] adj → inanimé(e)

inanimate

adj → leblos, tot; nature, world → unbelebt

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inanimate

[ɪnˈænɪmɪt] adj → inanimato/a

inanimate

(inˈӕnimət) adjective

not living. A rock is an inanimate object.

in·an·i·mate

a. inanimado-a, sin vida, falto de animación.