v. t. | 1. | To animate. |
a. | 1. | Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; |
Adj. | 1. | inanimate - belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; "the word `car' is inanimate" Antonyms: animate - belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; "the word `dog' is animate" |
2. | inanimate - not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"; "dead stones" Antonyms: animate - endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; "we are animate beings" | |
3. | inanimate - appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead" Synonyms: pulseless, breathless |