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inanimate

adjective

appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
I
Ends with
E
Contains
NA
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɪnˈænɪmət

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse

    “an inanimate body”

adjective

  1. not endowed with life

    “the inorganic world is inanimate”

adjective

  1. belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things

    “the word ‘car’ is inanimate”

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Example Sentences

an inanimate body
pulseless and dead
the inorganic world is inanimate
inanimate objects
the word ‘car’ is inanimate

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