English dictionary
inanimate
/I/n'/&/n/@/m/I/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
ExamplesThe word `car' is inanimate.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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not endowed with life
ExamplesThe inorganic world is inanimate.
Inanimate objects.
Antonyms animateSource: WordNet 3.0
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Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are <i>inanimate</i> substances.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
ExamplesAn inanimate body.
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
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To animate.
Source: webster1913