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inanimate

in·an·i·mate [ in ánnimət ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. dead or inert: not in a physically live state

2. not lively: not active, energetic, or lively

3. relating to nouns for nonliving things: belonging to the category of nouns that refer to things and concepts considered to be without life

[15th century. < late Latin inanimatus "lifeless" < Latin animatus, past participle of animare (see animate)]

in·an·i·mate·ly adverb
in·an·i·mate·ness noun
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