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inanimate
What does inanimate mean?
inanimate (adjective): not endowed with life.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use inanimate in a sentence?
- The inorganic world is inanimate. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Inanimate objects. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce inanimate?
/ɪˈnænəmət/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does inanimate come from?
Inherited from Middle English inanimat(e), from Late Latin inanimātus, from Latin in- + animātus (“animated”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of inanimate?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “inanimate” mean?
not endowed with life
Right! That's what “inanimate” means.
susceptible to attack
Not quite: that's what vulnerable means.
vigorous and animated
Not quite: that's what vibrant means.
currently in progress
Not quite: that's what underway means.
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