English noun: animateness | |||
| 1. | animateness (attribute) the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life | ||
| Synonyms | aliveness, liveness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | physiological property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | animation, sentience, vitality | ||
| Attribute | animate, inanimate, non-living, nonliving | ||
| Antonyms | inanimateness, lifelessness | ||