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In some senses, inanimate is marked as obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
inanimate
/ɪnˈænɪmət/
adj 3noun 1verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
general, threatening
VERB + INANIMATE
advances, inhabit, love, stop
INANIMATE + NOUN
automation, body
PREP.
in, into
Definitions
adj
1
Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
The love of the inanimate is a general feeling. True, it makes no return of affection, neither does it disappoint it; its associations are from our thoughts and emotions.
Retired when her position was dissolved due to advances in inanimate automation.
2
Not alive, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals.
I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body.
3
Not animate.
noun
1
Something that is not alive.
verb
1
To animate.
For there's a kind of world remaining still, Though shee which did inanimate and fill
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — appearing dead
- breathless
- pulseless
adjective — not endowed with life
- nonliving
- non-living
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The love of the inanimate is a general feeling. True, it makes no return of affection, neither does it disappoint it; its associations are from our thoughts and emotions.
Wiktionary02
Retired when her position was dissolved due to advances in inanimate automation.
Wiktionary03
I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body.
Wiktionary04
For there's a kind of world remaining still, Though shee which did inanimate and fill
Wiktionary05
Stop threatening inanimate objects, they can't hear you.
Tatoeba · #156205706
The spirits can be good or evil and can inhabit inanimate objects.
Tatoeba · #11833192Usage Notes
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