Antonyms for inanimate

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-an-uh-mit

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈæn ə mɪt

Definition of inanimate

Origin : 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)).

adj not alive, not organic

Example sentences :

He glanced gravely at me and at the white, inanimate face of Cross.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

The fakir was in the bag into which he had been put, cold and inanimate.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 » by Various

All this is equally applicable to the materials of inanimate nature.
Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin

Out of the inanimate rocks had sprung the marine plants—the seaweeds.
Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker

He was just wood, inanimate and insensible, and there was still no sign.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

The objects he beheld, inanimate and otherwise, had specific new meanings for him.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

The horses and the inanimate 34 form within were like blocks of wood.
Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis

In a moment the Padre was at his side with his inanimate burden.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

Mrs Fyne confessed to me that they had remained all three silent and inanimate.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

It was only the inanimate surroundings that remained what they had always been.
Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for inanimate

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