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1. inanimate
adjective. ['ˌɪˈnænəmət'] not endowed with life.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- animate (English)
- animatus (Latin)
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)
Rhymes with Inanimate
- aamodt
- animate
- approximate
- bamut
- climate
- comet
- consummate
- delashmutt
- dermot
- dermott
- emmott
- estimate
- gamut
- helmet
- helmut
- hermit
- howmet
- intimate
- intimate
- jemmott
Sentences with inanimate
1. Adjective
Not only humanity but also inanimate nature is gamboling here; the communion between child and ocean is complete.
2. Verb, base form
That's when you assign human-like characteristics to inanimate objects.
Quotes about inanimate
1. It's amazing how these little guys can say things that a mortal human could never get away with. There's some sort of unspoken license... when outlandish things come out of an inanimate object, somehow it equals humor.
- Jeff Dunham
2. I've got the Mark of Cain,"said Simon. "That means nothing can kill me, right?""You can kill yourself,"Magnus said, somewhat unhelpfully. "As far as I know, inanimate objects can accidentally kill you. So if you were planning on teaching yourself the lambada on a greased platform over a pit full of knives, I wouldn't.""There goes my Saturday.
- Cassandra Clare, City of Lost Souls
3. Of all the inanimate objects, of all men's creations, books are the nearest to us for they contain our very thoughts, our ambitions, our indignations, our illusions, our fidelity to the truth, and our persistent leanings to error. But most of all they resemble us in their precious hold on life.
- Joseph Conrad