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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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