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Meaning of 'inanimate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inanimate [ a.]
- Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances.
2 . Inanimate [ v. t.]
- To animate.

Meaning of 'inanimate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inanimate [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not endowed with life
Example in sentence:
  • inanimate objects;
  • the inorganic world is inanimate
Meaning (2):
- belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
Example in sentence:
  • the word `car' is inanimate
3 . inanimate [ s]
Meaning (3):
- appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
Example in sentence:
  • an inanimate body;
  • pulseless and dead

Nearby Words:

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