inanimate
11inanimate — 1. adjective /ɪnˈænɪmət/ a) Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object. b) Not being, and never having been alive. Ant: animate 2. noun /ɪnˈænɪmət/ …
12inanimate — adj. Inanimate is used with these nouns: ↑matter, ↑object …
13inanimate — in|an|i|mate [ınˈænımıt] adj not living ▪ an inanimate object …
14inanimate — in|an|i|mate [ ın ænımət ] adjective not alive: Start by photographing inanimate objects and move on to people later …
15inanimate — adjective not living: A rock is an inanimate object …
16inanimate — adjective in the dream sequence, several of the inanimate objects in his bedroom come to life Syn: lifeless, insentient, without life, inorganic; dead, defunct Ant: living …
17inanimate — UK [ɪnˈænɪmət] / US adjective not alive Start by photographing inanimate objects and move on to people later …
18inanimate — adj. 1 destitute of life. 2 not endowed with animal life. 3 spiritless, dull. Phrases and idioms: inanimate nature everything other than the animal world. Derivatives: inanimately adv. inanimation n. Etymology: LL inanimatus (as IN (1), ANIMATE) …
19inanimate — inanimately, adv. inanimateness, inanimation /in an euh may sheuhn/, n. /in an euh mit/, adj. 1. not animate; lifeless. 2. spiritless; sluggish; dull. 3. Ling. belonging to a syntactic category or having a semantic feature that is characteristic… …
20inanimate — Not alive. [L. in neg. + anima, breath, soul] * * * in·an·i·mate ( )in an ə mət adj not animate: a) not endowed with life or spirit b) lacking consciousness or power of motion * * * in·an·i·mate (in anґĭ mət) [in 2 + animatus alive] 1.… …
