inanimate
pronunciation
How to pronounce inanimate in British English:
UK [ɪnˈænɪmət]
How to pronounce inanimate in American English:
US [ɪnˈænəmɪt]
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- Adjective:
- belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
- not endowed with life
- appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
Word Origin
- inanimate (adj.)
- early 15c., from Late Latin inanimatus "lifeless," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + animatus (see animation). The same word in 17c. also was a verb meaning "to infuse with life," from the other in- (see in- (2)).
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Example
- 1. The team therefore conducted their study using inanimate objects .
- 2. You know many of us relate to plants as inanimate objects , not much different from stones .
- 3. I certainly may be wrong here , but commitment to an inanimate object , and feeling a reciprocal response , changes things .
- 4. A rock is an inanimate object .
- 5. He inflicted his anger on inanimate things .