adjective
inanimate
in-AN-ih-mut/ɪnˈænɪmət/
Not living or showing signs of life.
A rock is an inanimate object, unlike a growing tree.
Etymology
To “give breath” was to give life; the negative prefix reverses this, describing something without the vital force that marks living things.
In context
any human being is just lying there he's inanimate he has no energy he has no life in him until god breathes the breath of life into it right
More examples
- The toddler talks to inanimate toys as if they can answer.
- In the story, a spell brings inanimate statues to life.
- The science class sorts living things from inanimate objects.
Forms
inanimate
Similar words
- nonliving
- Directly contrasts objects and materials with living organisms.
- lifeless
- Often describes something dead or appearing to lack life.