Inanimate: meaning, definitions and examples
🚫
inanimate
[ ɪˈnænɪmət ]
non-living objects
Not endowed with life or spirit; lacking the quality or ability to move or act of one's own volition.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Inanimate objects such as rocks and chairs do not possess consciousness.
- The doll appeared inanimate until it suddenly started moving on its own.
grammar
A non-living entity or thing, often used in the context of language and sentence structure.
Synonyms
lifeless object, non-living thing
Examples of usage
- In the sentence 'The tree waved in the wind,' 'tree' is the subject and 'waved' is the verb, with 'tree' being an inanimate object.
- Understanding the difference between animate and inanimate nouns is crucial in language learning.
Translations
Translations of the word "inanimate" in other languages:
🇵🇹 inanimado
🇮🇳 निर्जीव
🇩🇪 unbelebt
🇮🇩 tak bernyawa
🇺🇦 неживий
🇵🇱 nieożywiony
🇯🇵 無生物
🇫🇷 inanimé
🇪🇸 inanimado
🇹🇷 cansız
🇰🇷 무생물
🇸🇦 غير حي
🇨🇿 neživý
🇸🇰 neživý
🇨🇳 无生命的
🇸🇮 neživ
🇮🇸 líflaus
🇰🇿 жансыз
🇬🇪 უსულო
🇦🇿 cansız
🇲🇽 inanimado
Word origin
The word 'inanimate' originated from the Latin word 'inanimatus,' which is derived from 'in-' (not) and 'animatus' (animated). The concept of inanimate objects has been fundamental to human understanding since ancient times, as seen in early philosophical discussions on the distinction between living and non-living entities.
See also: animated, animation, animations, reanimate, reanimated.