inanimate

Definition of Inanimate in English :

1. inanimate

belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things

Example Sentences:
'the word car' is inanimate'

2. inanimate, non-living, nonliving

not endowed with life

Example Sentences:
'the inorganic world is inanimate'
'inanimate objects'

3. breathless, inanimate, pulseless

appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse

Example Sentences:
'an inanimate body'
'pulseless and dead'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Inanimate

adjective

1.

lacking the qualities or features of living beings; not animate

inanimate objects

2.

lacking any sign of life or consciousness; appearing dead

3.

lacking vitality; spiritless; dull

adjective

1.

not animate; not endowed with (animal) life

2.

not animated; dull; spiritless

adj.

1. Not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms.

2. Not animated or energetic; dull.

3. Grammar Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for nonliving things: The word car is inanimate; the word dog is animate.