Inanimate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things

not endowed with life

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnˈænɪmət/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnˈanɪmət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnˈanɪmət/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnˈænɪmət/.

Examples

the word `car' is inanimate
the inorganic world is inanimate
inanimate objects

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nonliving pulseless non-living breathless

Antonyms

animate

Parts of Speech

adjective	belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things “the word `car' is inanimate”
adjective	not endowed with life “the inorganic world is inanimate”
adjective	appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse “an inanimate body”

Word Forms

inanimateness	noun	not having life
breathlessness	noun	a dyspneic condition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unbelebt

Zugehörigkeit zur Klasse der Substantive, die nichtlebende Dinge bezeichnen

🇫🇷French

inanimé

appartenant à la classe des noms désignant des choses non vivantes

🇪🇸Spanish

inanimado

perteneciente a la clase de sustantivos que denotan cosas no vivas

🇮🇹Italian

inanimato

appartenenti alla classe dei sostantivi che denotano cose non viventi

🇳🇱Dutch

levenloos

behorend tot de klasse van zelfstandige naamwoorden die niet-levende dingen aanduiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

inanimado

pertencente à classe de substantivos que denotam coisas inanimadas

🇷🇺Russian

неодушевленный

принадлежность к классу существительных, обозначающих неживые предметы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अचेतन

निर्जीव वस्तुओं का बोध कराने वाली संज्ञाओं के वर्ग से संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্জীব

নির্জীব জিনিস বোঝানো বিশেষ্য শ্রেণীর অন্তর্গত

🇮🇳Tamil

உயிரற்ற

உயிரற்ற பொருட்களைக் குறிக்கும் பெயர்ச்சொற்களின் வகுப்பைச் சேர்ந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్జీవమైన

నిర్జీవ వస్తువులను సూచించే నామవాచకాల తరగతికి చెందినది

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्जीव

निर्जीव वस्तू दर्शविणाऱ्या संज्ञांच्या वर्गाशी संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્જીવ

નિર્જીવ વસ્તુઓ દર્શાવતી સંજ્ઞાઓના વર્ગ સાથે સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಜೀವ

ನಿರ್ಜೀವ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುವ ನಾಮಪದಗಳ ವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿದವರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർജീവമായ

നിർജീവ വസ്തുക്കളെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന നാമങ്ങളുടെ വിഭാഗത്തിൽ പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਜੀਵ

ਨਿਰਜੀਵ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨਾਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے جان

غیر جاندار چیزوں کی نشاندہی کرنے والے اسموں کے طبقے سے تعلق رکھتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无生命的

属于表示非生物的名词类

🇯🇵Japanese

無生物

無生物を表す名詞のクラスに属する

🇰🇷Korean

무생물

무생물을 나타내는 명사류에 속함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô tri

thuộc nhóm danh từ chỉ vật không sống

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีชีวิต

อยู่ในกลุ่มคำนามที่แสดงถึงสิ่งไม่มีชีวิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

mati

termasuk dalam kelas kata benda yang menunjukkan benda mati

🇵🇭Filipino

walang buhay

kabilang sa klase ng mga pangngalan na nagsasaad ng mga bagay na walang buhay

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bernyawa

tergolong dalam golongan kata nama yang menunjukkan benda bukan hidup

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جماد

تنتمي إلى فئة الأسماء التي تدل على الأشياء غير الحية

🇮🇷Persian

بی جان

متعلق به کلاس اسم هایی است که چیزهای غیر زنده را نشان می دهند

🇹🇷Turkish

cansız

cansız şeyleri ifade eden isimler sınıfına ait

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוֹמֵם

השייכים לקבוצת שמות העצם המציינים דברים שאינם חיים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'inanimate'?

The primary meaning of 'inanimate' is 'belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'inanimate' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'inanimate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inanimate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inanimate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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