Definitions for Inanimate
ɪnˈæn ə mɪtinan·i·mate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. inanimateadjective

   belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things

   "the word `car' is inanimate"

2. inanimate, nonliving, non-livingadjective

   not endowed with life

   "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"

3. breathless, inanimate, pulselessadjective

   appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse

   "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. inanimatenoun

   Something that is not alive.

2. inanimateadjective

   Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.

3. inanimateadjective

   Not being, and never having been alive.

4. inanimateadjective

   Not animate.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inanimate, Inanimatedadjective

   Void of life; without animation.

   Etymology: inanimatus, Latin; inanimé, French.

   The spirits of animate bodies are all in some degree kindled; but inanimate bodies have their spirits no whit inflamed. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   The golden goddess, present at the pray'r,
   Well knew he meant th' inanimated fair,
   And gave the sign of granting. Dryden.

   All the ideas of sensible qualities are not inherent in the inanimate bodies; but are the effects of their motion upon our nerves. Richard Bentley.

   They can neither subsist nor be produced by the powers of mechanism; for both require the constant influence of a principle different from that which governs the inanimated part of the universe. George Cheyne, Phil. Prin.

   From roofs when Verrio's colours fall,
   And leave inanimate the naked wall,
   Still in thy song should vanquish'd France appear. Alexander Pope.

2. To Inanimateverb

   To animate; to quicken. This word is not in use.

   Etymology: in and animo, Latin.

   There's a kind of world remaining still,
   Though she which did inanimate and fill
   The world be gone; yet in this last long night
   Her ghost doth walk, that is, a glimmering light. John Donne.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inanimate

   Animation is the interpolation of dissimilar frames over a finite period.

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1. inanimate

   Inanimate refers to something that is not alive, does not have life, or lacks the qualities associated with living organisms, such as movement, growth, reproduction, or responsiveness to stimuli. This term is commonly used to describe objects, places, or concepts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inanimateverb

   to animate

2. Inanimateadjective

   not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances

3. Etymology: [Pref. in- in (or intensively) + animate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inanimate

   -d, in-an′im-āt, -ed, adj. without animation or life: dead: spiritless: dull.—ns. Inan′imateness, Inanimā′tion.

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1. • Linguistics

Anagrams for Inanimate »

1. amanitine

How to pronounce Inanimate?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Inanimate in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Inanimate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Inanimate in a Sentence

1. Russell Baker:

   The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.

2. Adam Waytz:

   In general, humans care about other humans, so when we humanize something inanimate, it makes us care about the thing more, naming things can make them more memorable, easier to recall, and certainly it makes things feel more fluent or easy to process. Given that work shows that easily processed information takes on outsized importance in our minds, it is likely that naming things can give them importance as well.

3. Joseph de Maistre:

   In the whole vast dome of living nature there reigns an open violence, a kind of prescriptive fury which arms all the creatures to their common doom: as soon as you leave the inanimate kingdom you find the decree of violent death inscribed on the very frontiers of life.

4. Glenn Lurie:

   It's about vehicles talking to vehicles and vehicles talking to infrastructure. It's about moving closer to self-driving vehicles, it's about this working with your home, it's about inanimate objects taking care of you versus you taking care of them.

5. Bruce Sterling, The Hacker Crackdown:

   Unlike human beings, computers possess the truly profound stupidity of the inanimate.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Inanimate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inanimate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Inanimate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inanimate
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Inanimate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Inanimate