inanimate (Meaning)

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inanimate (a)

belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things

not endowed with life

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inanimate (s)

appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse

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inanimate (v. t.)

To animate.

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inanimate (a.)

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

inanimate Sentence Examples

  1. The inanimate doll stared blankly from the window, its eyes devoid of life.
  2. The once-vibrant city now lay inanimate, its buildings reduced to crumbling ruins.
  3. The robot's movements were precise and mechanical, like an inanimate machine.
  4. The lifeless body of the bird lay inanimate on the ground, its feathers ruffled.
  5. The statue stood inanimate in the park, a silent guardian of its surroundings.
  6. The inanimate furniture cast an eerie shadow in the dim room.
  7. The deserted car sat inanimate on the side of the road, its wheels frozen in place.
  8. The inanimate leaves rustled faintly in the autumn breeze.
  9. The crashed plane lay inanimate in the wreckage, its once-mighty engines now stilled.
  10. The inanimate computer hummed softly on the desk, its screen casting a faint glow.

FAQs About the word inanimate

belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things, not endowed with life, appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulseTo animate., Not a

unfeeling, insentient, insensate, lifeless,unconscious, insensible,senseless,comatose, exanimate

sensible, sensible, conscious, sentient, sentient, animate, conscious, aware, animate, feeling

The inanimate doll stared blankly from the window, its eyes devoid of life.

The once-vibrant city now lay inanimate, its buildings reduced to crumbling ruins.

The robot's movements were precise and mechanical, like an inanimate machine.

The lifeless body of the bird lay inanimate on the ground, its feathers ruffled.