English adjective: inanimate | |||
1. | inanimate belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things | ||
Samples | The word `car' is inanimate. | ||
Domain category | linguistics | ||
Antonyms | animate | ||
2. | inanimate not endowed with life | ||
Samples | The inorganic world is inanimate. Inanimate objects. | ||
Synonyms | non-living, nonliving | ||
Similar | nonconscious | ||
Attribute | aliveness, animateness, liveness | ||
Antonyms | animate | ||
3. | inanimate appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse | ||
Samples | An inanimate body. Pulseless and dead. | ||
Synonyms | breathless, pulseless | ||
Similar | dead | ||
Antonyms | alive, live | ||