non-animate

English

Etymology

non- +‎ animate

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪnˈænɪmət/

Adjective

non-animate (comparative more non-animate, superlative most non-animate)

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

Synonyms

(unable to move): immobile, motionless
(not alive): inanimate, lifeless, insentient, insensate

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