exanimate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪɡˈzænɪmɪt/
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Etymology
From Latin exanimātus, perfect passive participle of exanimō (see ex-, -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from Latin ex- + animō, from anima (“soul, spirit, breath”); see anima. The verb derives from the adjective, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Meanings
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Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
carckasses exanimate
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 7:
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Spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively.
Pale […] wretch, exanimate by love.
a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most exanimate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more exanimate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
dejected (dispirited)
Translations (56)
de entseelt (lifeless; dead) · nn livlaus (lifeless; dead) · xcl մեռեալ (lifeless; dead) · sv livlös (lifeless; dead) · pt desanimado (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · it esanime (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · xcl պակուցեալ (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · it inanimato (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · bg обезсърчен (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · fi hengetön (lifeless; dead) · xcl անկենդան (lifeless; dead) · bg безжизнен (lifeless; dead) · fr mort (lifeless; dead) · ru бездыха́нный (lifeless; dead) · nl levenloos (lifeless; dead) · bg вял (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · ru безжи́зненный (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · nl mat (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · hy անկենդան (lifeless; dead) · xcl սրտաթափ (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · de tot (lifeless; dead) · hy անշունչ (lifeless; dead) · nb død (lifeless; dead) · da livløs (lifeless; dead) · fr déprimé (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · de lustlos (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · hy մեռած (lifeless; dead) · ru вя́лый (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · fi eloton (lifeless; dead) · pt exânime (lifeless; dead) · nl dood (lifeless; dead) · nl ontzield (lifeless; dead) · nl lusteloos (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · fr sans vie (lifeless; dead) · xcl անշունչ (lifeless; dead) · ru сла́бый (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · ru мёртвый (lifeless; dead) · fi hengetön (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · de leblos (lifeless; dead) · ca exànime (lifeless; dead) · hy վհատ (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · ko 죽은 (lifeless; dead) · nl doods (lifeless; dead) · nl levensloos (lifeless; dead) · it privo di vita (lifeless; dead) · da død (lifeless; dead) · nb livlaus (lifeless; dead) · ru ту́склый (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · xcl ոգեսպառ (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · it morto (lifeless; dead) · hy ընկճված (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · nb livløs (lifeless; dead) · hy անկյանք (lifeless; dead) · fr découragé (spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively) · nn død (lifeless; dead) · es exánime (lifeless; dead)