inanimate
Not alive, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animalsNot alive, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals.
» Stop threatening inanimate objects, they can't hear you.
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Examples
2 sentencesStop threatening inanimate objects, they can't hear you.
The spirits can be good or evil and can inhabit inanimate objects.
Meaning
3 sensesNot alive, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals.
leblos
неживо́йneživój, безду́шныйbezdúšnyj, безжи́зненныйbezžíznennyj
неживи́йnežyvýj, безду́шнийbezdúšnyj
Not animate.
bewegungslos, unbewegbar, unbelebt
неподви́жныйnepodvížnyj, неодушевлённыйneoduševljónnyj, неживо́йneživój
неживи́йnežyvýj, неісто́таneistóta
Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
- belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
- not endowed with life
- appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
Origin
Inherited from Middle English inanimat(e), from Late Latin inanimātus, from Latin in- + anInherited from Middle English inanimat(e), from Late Latin inanimātus, from Latin in- + animātus (“animated”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, in- + animate. The noun was derived by substantivization from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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Forms
more inanimate, most inanimate| Comparative | more inanimate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most inanimate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
31 synonyms- not endowed with life:nonlivingnon-living
- appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse:breathlesspulseless
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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