Definition of INANIMATE

inanimate

Meanings

Plural: inanimates

Adjective

  • belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
    • "the word `car' is inanimate"
  • not endowed with life
    • "the inorganic world is inanimate"
    • "inanimate objects"

Adjective Satellite

  • appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
    • "an inanimate body"

Adj

  • Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
  • Not being, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals.
  • Not animate.

Noun

  • Something that is not alive.

Verb

  • To animate.

Origin / 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).

Antonyms

animate

Scrabble Score: 11

inanimate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
inanimate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inanimate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

inanimate is a valid Words With Friends word