inanimate en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈænɪmət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English inanimat(e), from Late Latin inanimātus, from Latin in- + animātus (“animated”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, in- + animate. The noun was derived by substantivization from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Meanings
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Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
The love of the inanimate is a general feeling. True, it makes no return of affection, neither does it disappoint it; its associations are from our thoughts and emotions.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 172:Retired when her position was dissolved due to advances in inanimate automation.
(Can we date this quote?), Toontown: Corporate Clash Development Team, Manager Profile of the Mouthpiece:
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Not alive, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals.
I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body.
1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 5, in Frankenstein, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2011:
- Not animate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inanimate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inanimate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
inanimation · inanimateness · inanimacy · inanimately
Relateds
Synonyms
inanimate · sedent · unmovable · inert · stationary · insentient · non-animate · static · dull · torpid · stuck · immobile · inanimate · fixed · rigid · immovable · lifeless · impassive · unmoving · motionless · insensate · at rest · motionless · sedentary · immobile · stock-still · stationary · lifeless · immotile · unmoveable · sessile · lifeless · unmoved · still
Translations (69)
de bewegungslos (not mobile) · ca inanimat (not alive) · hy անշունչ (in grammar) · gv neuannymagh (not mobile) · ps بې سا (not alive) · ar جَامِد (not mobile) · uk неісто́та (in grammar) · de leblos (not alive) · tr cansız (not alive) · grc ἄψυχος (not mobile) · be бязду́шны (not alive) · es inanimado (not mobile) · uk неживи́й (in grammar) · de unbelebt (in grammar) · nl onbezield (in grammar) · ro inanimat (not alive) · nl levenloos (not alive) · ja 無生の (in grammar) · ang līflēas (not alive) · eo senviva (not alive) · uk неживи́й (not alive) · bg неодушеве́н (in grammar) · fi eloton (not alive) · hu élettelen (in grammar) · cs neživotný (in grammar) · gl inanimado (in grammar) · uk безду́шний (not alive) · bg неподви́жен (not mobile) · sv livlös (in grammar) · fi eloton (in grammar) · es inanimado (not alive) · mn амьгүй (in grammar) · fi liikkumiskyvytön (not mobile) · ks نےٚ زوٗوؠ (in grammar) · ro neanimat (not alive) · ru неподви́жный (not mobile) · hi निर्जीव (not alive) · ru неживо́й (not alive) · ru неживо́й (in grammar) · bg безду́шен (not alive) · ca inanimat (not mobile) · hu élettelen (not alive) · de unbewegbar (not mobile) · bg безжи́знен (not alive) · be неадушаўлёны (in grammar) · hy անշունչ (not alive) · la inanimus (not alive) · gl inanimado (not alive) · pl nieżywotny (in grammar) · be нежывы́ (in grammar) · cmn 無生命 /无生命 (not alive) · fi liikkumaton (not mobile) · gl inanimado (not mobile) · ru безду́шный (not alive) · ps بې سا (in grammar) · el άψυχος (not alive) · ru неодушевлённый (in grammar) · ru безжи́зненный (not alive) · mn ᠠᠮᠢ ᠦᠭᠡᠶ (in grammar) · ang unstyriende (not mobile) · tr cansız (in grammar) · hu élettelen (not mobile) · tr hareket edemeyen (not mobile) · cmn 無生的 /无生的 (in grammar) · grc ἄψυχος (not alive) · be нежывы́ (not alive) · sv obesjälad (in grammar) · fr inanimé (in grammar) · tr ölü (not alive)