Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncommon, uncountable, usually)The state of being without life or spirit.

  2. (uncountable, usually)In some languages, the classification of entities as nonsentient or nonliving, influencing various aspects of structure and use.

    Unbelebtheit

    неодушевлённостьneoduševljónnostʹ

More definitions
  • (linguistics) The characteristic of a noun, in some languages, that is dependent on its unliving or non-sentient nature; this characteristic affects grammatical features (it can modify verbs used with the noun, affect the noun's declension etc.).

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
quality of being inanimate:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
quality of being inanimate:

Origin

From inanimate + -cy.

From inanimate + -cy.

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Forms

plural: inanimacies
Singularinanimacy

uncountable

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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