inanimate

inanimate
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. inorganic; lifeless, insentient, unconscious, dead; listless, inactive, inert, supine, dormant, comatose. See death, inactivity.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Inorganic]
Syn. lifeless, dead, mineral, nonanimal, nonvegetable, azoic; see also inorganic .
2. [Inactive]
Syn. dull, inert, dormant, spiritless; see dull 6 , idle 1 , motionless 1 .
See Synonym Study at dead .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
lifeless, dead, nonliving, inert, nonmoving, dull.
ANT.: alive, animated
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Completely lacking sensation or consciousness: dead, insensate, insentient. See LIVE.

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  • Inanimate — In*an i*mate, a. [L. inanimatus; pref. in not + animatus animate.] Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances. [1913 Webster] Grieving, if aught inanimate e er grieves.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Inanimate — In*an i*mate, v. t. [Pref. in in (or intensively) + animate.] To animate. [Obs.] Donne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inanimate — index inactive, insensible, lifeless (dead), torpid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • inanimate — (adj.) early 15c., from L.L. inanimatus lifeless, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + animatus (see ANIMATION (Cf. animation)). The same word in 17c. also was a verb meaning to infuse with life, from the other in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • inanimate — lifeless, *dead, defunct, deceased, departed, late Analogous words: inert, inactive Antonyms: animate Contrasted words: *living, alive …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • inanimate — [adj] not alive, not organic azoic, cold, dead, defunct, dull, exanimate, extinct, idle, inactive, inert, inoperative, insensate, insentient, lifeless, mineral, motionless, nonanimal, nonvegetable, quiescent, soulless, spiritless; concept 539 Ant …   New thesaurus

  • inanimate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not alive, especially not in the manner of animals and humans. 2) showing no sign of life; lifeless …   English terms dictionary

  • inanimate — [in an′ə mit] adj. [LL inanimatus] 1. not animate; not endowed with (animal) life 2. not animated; dull; spiritless SYN. DEAD inanimately adv. inanimateness n. inanimation …   English World dictionary

  • inanimate — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin inanimatus, from Latin in + animatus, past participle of animare to animate Date: 15th century 1. not animate: a. not endowed with life or spirit < an inanimate object > b. lacking… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inanimate — [[t]ɪnæ̱nɪmət[/t]] ADJ An inanimate object is one that has no life. He thinks that inanimate objects have a life of their own. Ant: animate …   English dictionary

  • inanimate — 1. adjective /ɪnˈænɪmət/ a) Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object. b) Not being, and never having been alive. Ant: animate 2. noun /ɪnˈænɪmət/ …   Wiktionary

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