inanimate

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(ĭn-ăn'ə-mĭt) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms. See synonyms at dead.
  2. Not animated or energetic; dull.
  3. Grammar. Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for nonliving things: The word car is inanimate; the word dog is animate.
inanimately in·an'i·mate·ly adv.
inanimateness in·an'i·mate·ness n.

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adjective

    Completely lacking sensation or consciousness: dead, insensate, insentient. See live/die.

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adj

Definition: not alive, not organic
Antonyms: animate, living

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Without life; not lively, dull.

pronunciation The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him. — Russell Baker, American journalist.

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1. without life.
2. lacking in animation.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - livløs, død, sløv

Nederlands (Dutch)
levenloos, zielloos, stom

Français (French)
adj. - inanimé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unbelebt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άψυχος

Italiano (Italian)
inanimato, esangue

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inanimado

Русский (Russian)
неодушевленный, вялый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - exánime, inanimado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - livlös, själlös, trög

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
无生命的, 单调的, 无生气的, 没精打采的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無生命的, 單調的, 無生氣的, 沒精打采的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 생명 없는, 활기 없는, 비정한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 生命のない, 活気のない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير حي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דומם, חסר-חיים‬


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