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 inanimate inanimate /ˌɪˈnænəmət/

adjective

  1. () (linguistics) belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things  ( inanimate )
    (linguistics) belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
     The word car' is inanimate
    the word car' is inanimate
  2. Appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse  ( breathless , inanimate , pulseless )
    appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
     An inanimate body
    an inanimate body
     Pulseless and dead
    pulseless and dead
  3. Not endowed with life  ( inanimate , non-living , nonliving )
    not endowed with life
     The inorganic world is inanimate
    the inorganic world is inanimate
     Inanimate objects
    inanimate objects