inanimation
ə adjective
1.
not animate; lifeless.
2.
spiritless; sluggish; dull.
3.
Linguistics. belonging to a syntactic category or having a semantic feature that is characteristic of words denoting objects, concepts, and beings regarded as lacking perception and volition (opposed to animate ).
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inanimate (ɪnˈænɪmɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | lacking the qualities or features of living beings; not animate: inanimate objects |
| 2. | lacking any sign of life or consciousness; appearing dead |
| 3. | lacking vitality; spiritless; dull |
| in'animately | |
| —adv | |
| in'animateness | |
| —n | |
| inanimation | |
| —n | |
| inanimate (ɪnˈænɪmɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | lacking the qualities or features of living beings; not animate: inanimate objects |
| 2. | lacking any sign of life or consciousness; appearing dead |
| 3. | lacking vitality; spiritless; dull |
| in'animately | |
| —adv | |
| in'animateness | |
| —n | |
| inanimation | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
inanimate in·an·i·mate (ĭn-ān'ə-mĭt)
adj.
Not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms; not animate.
in·an'i·mate·ness n.
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