| 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 | ||