Definitions
appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
Word origin
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).
Used in a sentence
“The love of the inanimate is a general feeling. True, it makes no return of affection, neither does it disappoint it; its associations are from our thoughts and emotions.”
“Retired when her position was dissolved due to advances in inanimate automation.”
“I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Not alive”9 letters
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